Lam Research reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,428 total reviews)
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Tim Archer

94% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Lam Research has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lam Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Apr 17, 2025
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Pros

Used to be lots of opportunities and avenues for growth around 2012 to 2020. It's a California owned company now, if you like California style policies, you may like it there, They do try to train people to get along with each other, they over do it in my opinion.

Cons

Started going downhill even before covid hit and all the DEI stuff made it worse. Has gone downhill heavily since 2023. Lots of people that I worked with were laid off in 2023, many more have left due to working conditions / toxic co-workers. There are (were) a lot of great people working there, but there are (were) a lot of toxic people working there as well, made for a bumpy work experience. Toxic people do get fired eventually, but it took way longer than I felt it should have. Company moved a fair amount of manufacturing to Malaysia around 2022. I don't know, I hope things turn around for the company, America needs jobs!! I'm giving this place 5 stars for diversity and inclusion, but this is not a positive rating, it's simply a recognition that they push it down everyone's throat.

1.0
Jan 15, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The can be people that are excited about their role.

Cons

HR has a nearly hostile relationship with employees during communication. They take a very aggressive tone. My assumption is that maybe they are trying to get a group of people to leave without needing layoffs.

1.0
Jan 15, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work on some highly innovative Engineering projects here. At least you get paid well.

Cons

It's far too large and corporate for my own liking now. I used to be able to have a lot of time to do meaningful engineering. Now most of it is spent doing meaningless bureaucratic paper work. There's too many program managers who ask for updates and then do nothing to resolve road blocks for you but are happy to get credit for running a "smooth" program. There's no career progression here really. It's just a matter of chance and who above you leaves or what budget allows.

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Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience at Lam Research, specifically around how programs are managed and run. We appreciate hearing from our employees and value your commitment to the company. Your insights are important, and we’ll take them into consideration as we strive to continually enhance our work environment.
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