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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
      Feb 18, 2025

      Ramp up to 21st century

      Sr director strategic marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Very strong STEM-based workforce - Materials Science, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. 2. Most BU leaders have Ph.Ds. Strong technical leadership and therefore, unlikely to crumble like Intel in the next 10-15 years.

      Cons

      1. Workforce dominated by lifers with 20-30 years at Applied or the semiconductor capital equipment industry . Some are literally fossils holding on to their jobs with no innovative thinking and flag-bearers of naysaying. 2. Prescriptive culture and sheltered existence resulting in shockingly poor business acumen demonstrated even at Sr. Director levels. 3. Rampant politics and quid pro quo culture are definitely hurting gross margins.

      1.0
      Nov 18, 2024

      Not what it used to be...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many hard working, good people. The insurance is very good.

      Cons

      Benefits and overall treatment of employees is suffering under the current leadership. Everything from PTO, pay and flexibility in work from home has been on a downward trend. You truly are just a number here and upward mobility is extremely limited. Not a good place to be anymore.

      2.0
      Jul 29, 2024

      Reactive and Treading Water

      Senior quality engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, bonuses and benefits

      Cons

      No Quality strategy, stuck in the past, too many layers of management, too many jobs that are not needed and cause confusion, anti-proactive.

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