Executives Lack Accountability - Anonymous employee Applied Materials Employee Review

1.0
Jul 21, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay is better than similar companies. Technology continues to be interesting. Opportunities for travel and foreign postings if you want them.

Cons

Long hours. Lack of respect from leadership team. Complete lack of accountability in senior management (time after time their initiatives fail, yet it's always the little guys who get RIF'd). Core values only apply to the lower ranks, senior managers and up can ignore them with no penalty.

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