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      KLA

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      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,986 total reviews)
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      Rick Wallace

      90% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Senior management

      KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,986 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KLA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Aug 3, 2011

      Look elsewhere unless this is your only option.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a software engineer, the work was interesting. My management looked to me for most of the technical direction of our product, which was satisfying. My requests for resources and purchases (e.g. laptops, books, commercial software utilities) were never denied.

      Cons

      During my 3.5 years at KLA-Tencor two of my managers were put on performance warnings and ultimately dismissed from the company. My last (third and final) manager was put on performance warning after 8 months, which is the reason I resigned and took a position elsewhere. I don't consider it professional to give the details of the aberrant behavior I witnessed from my managers. I will just say my experience was bizarre and unsettling. As an individual contributor, I only interacted with the lower levels of management (line-management up through mid-level management), so the more senior managers may not have the issues I witnessed. I am giving the KLA-Tencor's CEO (Rick Wallace) a low rating because all I can really judge him on is the culture he created that I worked in (described above) and the value of KLA-Tencor's stock during my time at the company. When I started the price of KLA-Tencor stock was $50/share, and on my last day it was $39/share.

      4.0
      Aug 3, 2011

      Great company to work for.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very bright people. Challenging work using latest technology.

      Cons

      Work life balance is challenging at times.

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