Applied Materials reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,566 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,566 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applied Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
3.0
Aug 9, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Applied is headed in a new direction with Solar. Solar along with all other energy related business should help it diversify its products.

Cons

There is a lack of cohesion between executive and senior management both inside the same divisions and between divisions. There is not strong communication or alignment between management. This is something that is known yet Applied Mgt has not addressed this issue.

3.0
Aug 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Applied Materials has a reputation for being a leader in the industry. They have good benefits, a professional atmosphere and the company makes an attempt for employee work/ life balance (on site dry cleaning, car wash, work from home, etc). It was a good place to develop professionally when manufacturing was in US. The solar side of business will provide this opportunity now.

Cons

Very lean environment creating challenges at all levels. Out sourcing over the years has led to job eliminations and the lean environment on the semiconductor side. Lean environment causes work /life balance issues for those with a life!

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