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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3.0
Feb 8, 2023
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Pros

Great Benefits. Overtime. Vacation & sick time. You will need it. It’s a great company to have on your resume. From the outside looking in, it’s a great company. Supervisors are (typically) right in the trenches with you, every day/night. Middle Managers are understanding.

Cons

1. Well, you WILL work 6 days per week. Some of the buildings on Austin’s campus will only do 6 day weeks for “end of quarter” times of the year. This is understandable. However, Other buildings? Oh, it’s year round 6 day weeks. I am not joking. They have a hard time retaining people. People get fed up. 2. Don’t do night shift. 10% differential may sound like a lot, but it just isn’t. Especially if you have wife and kids. I’ve done 6 days on their morning and night shifts, respectfully. 6 day morning shift is OKAY, if your commute is good. 6 day night shift is a NIGHTMARE. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Your family will complain. I wouldn’t even recommend night shift for single people, because who wants to be single forever?

1.0
Nov 3, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and insurance was good. Work was straightforward. Most of the team was great to work with.

Cons

Middle mgmt selected an inexperienced team lead based on personal preference and not skill/experience/training. That person let bias, bitterness and a resentful grudge against me to lay me off and make me an example to all other team members. It was completely unwarranted and I should have sued.

2.0
Jul 23, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

They do hire. If you are one of the unluckiest PhD that can't get a job anywhere, AMAT might be your last choice. It's better than earning 40k a year as a postDoc nevertheless

Cons

I don't know how they manage to make their PE work 60-80 hrs every week, under a very sub-standard work environment, toxic relationships with co-workers, yet there is still very few complaints.

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