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      Applied Materials

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      Applied Materials reviews

      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (4,560 total reviews)
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      Gary Dickerson

      86% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,560 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
      Dec 31, 2008

      Telecommuting support is nice, but company direction changes frequently.

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Applied has a strong telecommuting culture. While this can allow for greater schedule flexibility, they tend to expect more work from you (e.g. 60 hrs+ a week).

      Cons

      The management is reactionary. The direction constantly changes. While the senior leadership lays out some good ideas for the future, there is a "don't rock the boat" culture which makes it difficult to work in an evolutionary fashion. It is not uncommon to work nights and weekends to accommodate last minute changes. Some efforts are undertaken strictly for how they "look" to senior management (knowing full well that the activity won't materially help our customers/company).

      5.0
      Dec 16, 2008

      Makin'it

      Material planning and commit manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Training. No employer has allowed me personal growth the way AMAT has. From the day I was hired I was asked if I was interested in going back to school to earn my 4-yr degree. Without hesitation, I said yes and with a generous tuition reimbursement plan, there was little to no cost for me.

      Cons

      Downsizing. Turbulent in uncertain economic times. Any sort of manufacturers that deals with this industry (semi), must certainly experience the same thing. They do their best and buffer headcount with temporary workers..(by the way, some are great, and some, well....not so much).

      2.0
      Dec 14, 2008

      Great job when times were good...

      Customer engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay is pretty good. Medical benefits are pretty good too. With differentials, bonuses, etc. pay is very good. The only problem is that the pay goes away once you go on a regular m-f shift. One typically makes 25 percent of their salary on shift over-time and differentials when working on a compressed work week. Taking a pay cut like that is never easy. I would think the medical plan is perhaps one of the best in the industry.

      Cons

      Mid level management and sales are to rigid (by the book). This may sound bad, but I feel contracts are lost because of this mindset. There is a lack of communication between management and CE's.

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