Good company, industry is rough - Finance Manager Applied Materials Employee Review

4.0
Apr 29, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The rank and file are very good people to work with. Compensation very good for Austin. Most supervisors very flexible as long as the work gets done.

Cons

Too many market ups and downs in this industry. 10 years and 10 layoffs. Too many good people let go.

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5.0
Apr 15, 2026
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Pros

Friendliness Stock Purchase Benefits Culture Development

Cons

Hours Schedule Flexibility Relocation Salary

4.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong place to start your career. If you do the Fusion Program you will learn a lot. Good training and benefits. Amazing Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Coworkers are smart and grounded people.

Cons

Stingy with salary, raises, and promotions. The engineer roles are broken up into Jr and Senior so the title progression goes Engineer I, I Sr, II, II Sr, etc which slows career progression and pay. Only the CA office gets extra pay due to the expense of living there, even if the MA office is expensive.

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