Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,585 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

85% 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
Nov 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Close to home, good people to work with on the peer level.

Cons

The director didn’t like me and that’s why he fired me. I was a top performer, I just didn’t drink the juice.

2.0
Oct 25, 2025

Game of Thrones

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting industry with a great future.

Cons

Toxic work environment. Relationship based culture where growth is decided by power and influence over character and competence. Long hours. Pay is below par.

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