Not the same, and Pay used to be competitive, not now - Technician Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0
Feb 27, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Location, being in Austin Texas and the technology you get exposed to has a high carryover into other things if you apply what you learned outside of semiconductor.

Cons

Low hourly rates for exp techs, and the absolute worst work/life balance I have ever been exposed too...if working every weekend or at minimum most weekends doesn't bother you...on top of working 5 days during the week..10-12 hours a day..then Amat Austin will work great for you....it really will. If you would like to have somewhat of a social life/family time...keep driving past here.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Fun/enagaging, team based and very welcoming. Tech company

Cons

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1.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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