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

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
Feb 24, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

good work life balance ifyou are on the right team, else make it difficult and u need to highlight if u r working long hrs

Cons

if u r not careful the work like balance is not always highlighted by management and they will let you work long hrs and u r not always compensated for the items achieved

3.0
Jan 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good company if you like to travel. R&D is still pretty intense and one can learn alot during the fast paced environment.

Cons

Personnel turnover is very high. Never fealt secure in jobs due to frequent rumours of layoffs that usually came true.

4.0
Nov 4, 2009

good pay, good benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

corporate philanthropy program, management promotes giving back to the community, benefits are above average, most of the people are friendly and helpful

Cons

revolving door mentality, constant downsizing and consolidation leaving employee morale on the low side, communication from the top could be better, lack of promotional opportunity

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