Decent company but compensation not at par with top companies in silicon valley - Data Scientist Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0
Nov 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Interesting problems that had datascience applications. 2. smart co-workers. 3. good work-life balance.

Cons

1. company shutdown few weeks (3-4 weeks) in a year where employees are forced to take PTO! yes, this was bit of a surprise to me. 2. compensation is not at par with top companies in silicon valley.

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Pros

Great people, great technology, leading edge stuff.

Cons

Upper management continues to undervalue employees and brain drain is a major issue.

1.0
Jun 27, 2026
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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.

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