Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,585 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,585 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applied Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
3.0
Sep 23, 2013

Tough work environment, too many changes

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Intelligent and hard working employees Technical challenges Worldwide travel opportunities

Cons

Cyclical industry, strategies change with the wind Flat TAM and SAM - no growth in industry Management is too pro Varian and KLA-Tencor, buddies of senior management are promoted

5.0
Sep 22, 2013

excellent people make an excellent company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great people, very high level interesting and innovative technology good business with great prospect community involved green culture good pay

Cons

hard work in appreciated quite judgmental culture, hard to satisfy not easy to be promoted

3.0
Sep 21, 2013

Change is a constant

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, open to new ideas, interesting technology and good office locations

Cons

lots of infighting within groups because of very poorly defined roles & responsibilities, stress, no work - life balance (depends on the group)

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