Great People. Not so great Management - Anonymous employee KLA Employee Review

3.0
Jul 28, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very kind, understanding and decent coworkers. Everyone is willing to work longer and harder just to help their fellow coworkers (everyone, that is, except some managers).

Cons

It all depends on your manager (and whether they like you) on whether your experience with KT will be good or bad. People can be managers without the skills to be a manager, so if you are stuck with one of these types of managers, then work could be constant battle. Many Managers lack transparency and say they are going do something and do something else instead.

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Cons

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Pros

While the salary and compensation packages are competitive, make no mistake: this is merely a desperate mechanism to slow down their revolving door of high turnover. They do not offer good pay because KLA is a great place to work. Instead, they simply throw money at people as a retention tactic because they will do absolutely anything to stop employees from quitting

Cons

If KLA approaches you for a job, you must ensure that you end up doing the work you applied for. This is especially critical if they relocate you. Otherwise, you will find yourself trapped in a role you absolutely despise for two miserable years. In my entire career, KLA has by far the worst corporate culture I have ever experienced. They possess absolutely no desire to mentor or develop their talent. Frankly, KLA is where promising talent goes to die, completely buried under endless corporate politics and quite frankly racism. The company is plagued by incompetent managers and directors, leaving a massive, gaping void where leadership should be. Furthermore, do not believe the praise you read online. All of these positive reviews are written by H1B employees who genuinely believe they will advance their careers if they just suck up to management or leave a dishonest five-star rating.

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