Learned lots, worked on very cool technology, lots of education and advancement - Anonymous employee Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0
13 Mar 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Balanced quality of life if you're in the right group -opportunity for advancement -many educational and mentorship opportunities - good training, and development -generally, coworkers are pleasant to nice -easy to succeed

Cons

-Ongoing layoffs since 2002 leads to lots of politics, and lots of CMA-type work, rather than focusing on results, in anything above management level. -generally poorly paying for the bay area with no to little relocation cost of living adjustment, and very little year-to-year adjustment even for top performers.

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Cons

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