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      Lam Research

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      Lam Research reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (2,427 total reviews)
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      Tim Archer

      94% approve of CEO

      85% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Lam Research has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,427 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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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Apr 4, 2025

      Good

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Certain teams have nice team mates

      Cons

      Certain team mates don't know that they aren't managers

      5.0
      Apr 3, 2025

      Everyone's experience is unique

      Staff product engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lam has great people who share a vision of a successful company. There are lots of "old-timers" here, which is a good thing - that means that the company fosters happy employees who are invested in the company. It doesn't mean there aren't new blood roaming around, because they are everywhere, as well. Lam has a better, calmer environment that its main competitor AMAT, IMO, speaking from my direct experience at both places. The compensation at Lam is good and the lateral/upward mobility is wide open. The ceiling goes very high for both individual contributors and people managers, all you need to do is ask for it.

      Cons

      I read some of the previous reviews, and my take on it was, each person's experience is their own. Their reviews are probably weighted based on their interactions with their direct manager and their close coworkers. As a crusty old engineer, I know that nothing is permanent and no situation is final. A bad manager will soon be replaced with a different one, and work roles change as well. Look at the bigger picture. OK, so what's bad about Lam? Well, some of the buildings on the Fremont campus are showing their age (I'm looking at you, CA01), break areas are nothing fancy, and parking can be spotty at times. Yes, the work load can be incredible, but what did you expect for a Silicon Valley tech job?

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