Challenging environment with intense escalations -- not of the faint of heart - Materials Project Manager Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0
Feb 25, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay scale is good and the telecommute options are usually good. (depends on manager) Very high profile company as the products you serve are very expensive. Well known leader in Semiconductors.

Cons

Hostile environment- Competition for jobs is very high, large layoffs, contractors are turned over annually leaving a ton of work incomplete, training is limited to Full timers that are in fear of losing their jobs., and job knowledge is unique to AMAT.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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