Used to be a great company - Director Applied Materials Employee Review

2.0
19 Apr 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large company Great benefits Great opportunity to learn and change assignments Very international Great networking Intelligent, driven people Enjoyed the experience for most of the time

Cons

Big, bureauractic company Weak leadership which is more concerned about fighting each other than leading the company Lots of people just put in time and collect a paycheck without much work (and they stay because of benefits/bonuses, not because they enjoy working there)

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Fun/enagaging, team based and very welcoming. Tech company

Cons

Tech company, and the culture is unique

1.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

This is a company with a great future and overall many smart and talented work colleagues.

Cons

There are pockets of poorly managed teams and the Global Sourcing and Procurement Team is one of them. Working for GSP was a soul crushing experience. On a regular basis, I witnessed and experienced mobbing, gaslighting, bullying, senior leaders retaliating and weaponizing the 360 feedback program for their own personal gain, senior leaders taking credit for other peoples work, long tenured leaders abusing their relationships within HR, regular staff crying and people admitting to seeking professional help due to the toxic work environment…ptsd in GSP is real. And to top it off, Applied’s most senior leadership have known of these issues for years.

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