Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,585 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 4,585 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
1.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a company with a great future and overall many smart and talented work colleagues.

Cons

There are pockets of poorly managed teams and the Global Sourcing and Procurement Team is one of them. Working for GSP was a soul crushing experience. On a regular basis, I witnessed and experienced mobbing, gaslighting, bullying, senior leaders retaliating and weaponizing the 360 feedback program for their own personal gain, senior leaders taking credit for other peoples work, long tenured leaders abusing their relationships within HR, regular staff crying and people admitting to seeking professional help due to the toxic work environment…ptsd in GSP is real. And to top it off, Applied’s most senior leadership have known of these issues for years.

1.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Internship was great, good manager and supportive

Cons

Old school company, management sets you up to fail by having you report to your manager and your manager’s manager. Both of them give slightly conflicting guidance and you end up with a poor review. Glad to be out of there. They walk around with a clipboard to check attendance for in office like you’re in school.

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