High return comes always with high risk - CSE KLA Employee Review

4.0
Apr 4, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good paid, at least above market average for similar positions Good benefit like Stock plan for employees, company car for private use also, and referral / welcome bonus when they were hiring people Good compensation when one got laid off due to the operational reason from HQ

Cons

Long working hours to be expected, because more and more new equipment sold but service manpower remains or even being cut. Many compulsory administration works and self-learning training which has nothing to do with the daily work. The business is run as flight booking. When there is a burst of high demand, they keep hiring people like allowing overbook. But once it changes to low tide, they lay off new hires like kicking someone out who were already on board. There is no such thing as worker council here. So if you expect a long-term employment relationship, think twice.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Everything is good and awesome

Cons

Nothing to complaint about very good atmosphere

1.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you’re looking for a place where accountability doesn’t exist and you can do the bare minimum while getting paid maximum overtime, this is your spot. No approval needed, no questions asked—just stay late, watch YouTube, and collect your paycheck (plus free food if you linger long enough). Weekends are basically a free-for-all since the people who are supposed to supervise are either absent or the worst offenders.

Cons

This place is what happens when a parent company buys a smaller one and then completely forgets it exists. There is zero meaningful oversight. Management knows exactly what’s going on—they just don’t care as long as quotas are eventually met. Efficiency, integrity, and actual productivity mean nothing here. Documentation is either nonexistent or completely useless, full of errors and missing critical information. Parts are constantly missing, and instead of fixing the system, people exploit it to justify delays and stretch their hours. The entire operation rewards time-wasting over competence. The culture actively punishes anyone who tries to work a normal, honest 8-hour day. Want recognition or a raise? Better start padding your hours. The more time you burn, the more management “appreciates” you. It’s not about results—it’s about how long you can pretend to be working. Managers, being salaried, conveniently disappear when it matters most—nights and weekends—while turning a blind eye to the dysfunction they fully understand. Leadership isn’t absent by accident; it’s absent by choice.

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