Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,580 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 4,580 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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5K reviews
1.0
Jan 25, 2025

Think twice before joining

Recommend
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Pros

There is no fixed time to go office. Flexible Work timings.

Cons

It had never heard of Applied Materials before, so I just Googled it and joined based on the reviews. Even though I had several offers at the time, that was the worst decision of my life. From the outside, the applied materials appear attractive. I worked on the software side of it.Only the good news is that nobody will say anything unpleasant about you directly, and you won't even receive any unfavorable feedback during your one-on-one or evaluation session. But all of a sudden, your manager shows up there and tells you that things aren't going as planned. Additionally, every year, 5–10% of employees are required to be fired in the name of poor performance. They really play with the life of a guy who joined with passion but ended disappointed. Without a plan, they hire a lot of people, then fire them when they can't be justified to the upper management. The company has a large appearance and is well-known in the semiconductor sector but not in the software sector. Data about the company's size is displayed during the hiring process, but ideally the software portion is extremely small. They pay average wages and add stocks that you will eventually receive in the name of compensation. (They will fire you before it got vested.) There is nothing new to learn about. They have legacy monolith systems (If you enjoy the newest technology, don't join.). . A small group of people oversee the entire PDC and make all decisions about the expansion of the division. They continue to work on the trial-and-error concept and have no notion how software companies operate. And if they make an unwise decision, they will save face by dismissing naive new personnel without cause.Because of their own job uncertainty, they never allow any new managers or higher-ranking individuals to settle in on a project. A laptop, monitor, keyboard, headphones, and other equipment are shipped home prior to the joining day. However, I was instructed to deliver everything to the office as I departed. The entire experience was awful. I won't suggest somebody for a manager or higher position; it's better to join proper IT companies.

4.0
Nov 13, 2024

Mostly Good

Recommend
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Pros

Dynamic and interesting industry. Generally good people to work with especially at mid and lower levels. Decent job security.

Cons

With "Flexible Time Off" coworkers don't take time off which dis-incentivizes others from doing so. They took away hybrid work schedule w/ no real justification. Come to find out that upper management didn't trust us to work from home, so instead they forced us into cubicles 5 days a week...

2.0
Nov 8, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Company has lot of good perks for employees like gratuity in 2 years, personal loan facility, always paid salary 2 days before the month, for corona they have some money for all employees and also gave 2-3 days leave for mental health.

Cons

The manager of the team was the worst person I've ever worked with. He would not only micromanage but also shout and insult people in front of all. He would conduct meetings at any hour and make all the team to join. The time I spent there was hell. There no thing called as work like balance as in there was no life and only work.

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