Micron Technology reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,844 total reviews)
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Sanjay Mehrotra

81% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Micron Technology has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 7,844 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Micron Technology employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Nov 18, 2018

Engineer

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Pros

I've been at Micron for over 17 years. I've worked at several other companies prior to Micron. Every company has there good and bad, and, mostly I think Micron is good. Micron is a very diverse company, family oriented, with very decent benefits.

Cons

The new CEO, Sanjay Mehrotra, has done some good, but, unfortunately the new system of forced bell curve ranking has changed my views of Micron. The last couple of years Micron has done very well and this year the bonus was probably the best I've ever seen. Yet, the recent layoffs using the forced bell curve ranking system have overshadowed the happiness that one should feel with Micron's success. I've seen and heard of terrible stories of good people getting low scores. Some of the scores were based on lies to help justify the low scores to remove individuals. Some stories of managers leaving Micron because they were being forced to give a low score when the individual didn't deserve it. Micron has had layoffs before and usually there is good justification for it. This last layoff, I have yet to understand the justification for it. Financially, this is the best that Micron has ever done. Sure, there are poor performers, they should be handled individually and appropriately. Micron use of the forced bell curve ranking really doesn't make sense. It uses fear to increase performance, colleagues are now competing in the hope of keeping a high score and the collaboration goes down. You job is in question every year. If you do a google search for "bell curve forced ranking", you will find several articles stating that this method is outdated and doesn't increase performance and should not be used. It is for this reason I have hard time referring and recommending Micron to others. I really hope Micron re-evaluates this method.

4.0
Jun 14, 2019
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The people. One thing you will find is that the vast majority (there will always be naysayers/pessimists) is that we are all rowing in the same direction. We are working together and making our business better. I know I can go to my peers, team, or other teams for assistance and support and it won't be a challenge or fight. Instead we will work to solve the problem or issue and do so together. The work, we are not a sexy company in name recognition. However the work we do and the products we provide are critical to the technical innovation that happens every day on every continent. Without Micron's products the world would not be as technologically advanced as it is. We come to work knowing that what we do and accomplish enable the innovation of those working to make the world more accessible, cure previously incurable illnesses, solve problems thought to be impossible. It really is amazing to know we are a critical part of that. Lastly corporate responsibility. Micron is a global leader when it comes to corporate social responsibility. Whether it is from ethical sourcing, recycling, community engagement, charitable giving, human rights and treatment, and any other number of topics I know Micron is committed to being the best corporate citizen it can and it truly encourages us as team members to be the same.

Cons

We are a global company, this means long days, nights, mornings, etc... as we work to collaborate with our peers, suppliers, customers around the world. We have, over the past 2 years, have seen a genuine emphasis on improving our work-life balance (2-3 years ago I would have rated this a 1). However, the realities of being multinational will require flexibility in your work schedule. The great news is we as leaders are understanding and supportive of modified work schedules. The downside is that this will never be fully mitigated so if you are considering a career here, you should be aware that you may have days that start early, go late, or both to enable the effective collaboration of our global organization so don't be surprised by it. It can be difficult and challenging but it is getting better. I just never expect work-life balance to be our greatest strength.

2.0
Oct 22, 2018
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Pros

Overall good pay and benefits

Cons

Horrible to see hardworking and talented engineers leave the company due to the bell curve manager rating system forcing out talented engineers.

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