Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,581 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 4,581 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Jun 17, 2013

Stressful place to work.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The caliber of the people I met while working and the challenge.

Cons

Too much chaos created by too many layoffs.

3.0
Jun 14, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cutting edge semiconductor processing technology, diverse workforce, broad product portfolio (therefore can have various positions to switch to); reasonable working environment; good training/continual education programs.

Cons

a lot of politics; no long term planning; poor marketing; eroding technical leadership; overall lousy management; ...

4.0
Jun 14, 2013

work experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

small company mindset with a big company advantage

Cons

cyclical business cycle for company

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