Meatgrinder - Anonymous employee Applied Materials Employee Review

1.0
Jul 27, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility with regard to telecommuting Above average salary and benefits

Cons

Company culture is you have to work real hard and put in insane hours so you have a chance of surviving the next round of layoffs. The moral of individual contributors is at rock bottom and management has no idea how worn down their employees are. Career advancement is only for those in political favor with upper management; job performance is not a factor.If your not one of the favored you are a cog in the system. Company locations in the US are ghost towns as a result of repeated layoffs and more work functions are moved off shore or outsourced.

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