Varian takeover of AMAT impact still felt for good and bad - Anonymous employee Applied Materials Employee Review

2.0
27 Jun 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation Hyperactive demanding environment Stock moved dramatically up on the new CEO's hype and TEL M&A promises Growth in engineering Adding EVP of Engineering

Cons

Layoffs everywhere other than engineering and likely massive "synergy" actions later Varian mid level VP/director executives, close to CEO/CFO plate, get fast track advancement, while delivering pathetic business results and performance; which is the same as they did there

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Cons

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