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      Applied Materials

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      Applied Materials reviews

      3.9

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (4,578 total reviews)
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      Gary Dickerson

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,578 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
      Mar 15, 2010

      Contractors Galore

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There used to be a lot of good reasons to work here. It's kinda hard to think of any now. I guess if you like working crazy hours and constant fire-fighting, constant change, then you would love it here because you will never get bored.

      Cons

      Management is so intent on turning all their RFT's into contractors, that we are losing talent everyday. And along with that talent goes a lot of knowledge that increasingly makes our daily activities harder.

      1.0
      Dec 2, 2009

      One of the most important U.S. companies you’ve probably never heard of

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Cutting edge technology, semiconductor industry. Amazing coworkers

      Cons

      Mike Splinter, board of directors. Failed solar strategy. Lack of focus on core business - semiconductor. Major customers are highly annoyed at AMAT support for new and existing products... Outsourcing jobs to China. Sending highly valuable/sensitive and technical data/patents to China. Poor compensation. Over 24 months of shutdowns, 25% paycut. Multiple layoffs. Zero pay adjustments in three years, no stock options being granted to regular employees right now. Further job uncertainty over next 18months. CEO and board of directors are not even listening to senior Silicon group managers.

      2.0
      May 24, 2009

      What does not kill you will make you stronger.

      Technical support engineer iii
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      Pros

      If you have the drive and energy, AMAT provides a good opportunity for learning about the industry. You will be given more responsibility and duties than you can handle, so it is also an opportunity to grow.

      Cons

      Workers are treated like machines. Worker loyalty and dedicated service are not valued. Work-life balance is 90% work. Senior leadership are not held accountable for their actions.

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