Great Place to be - Technical Support Engineer III Applied Materials Employee Review

4.0
Aug 3, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best job I've ever had. I only work 50 hr /wk. Way better than Google, Apple, or LAM. But not Samsung. My friend works at Samsung, and he gets bigger bonuses

Cons

CEO Mike Splinter is a joke. Been there way too long. Salaries seem lower than other companies. If you have a bad boss, you're job will suck anywhere

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5.0
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Pros

Strong technical talent and exposure to advanced semiconductor and photonics manufacturing challenges. Opportunities to work on large-scale, cutting-edge programs with broad cross-functional collaboration and high visibility.

Cons

Fast-paced environment with frequent priority changes and heavy meeting culture. Organizational alignment and resource planning can sometimes create inefficiencies and slow execution.

1.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

This is a company with a great future and overall many smart and talented work colleagues.

Cons

There are pockets of poorly managed teams and the Global Sourcing and Procurement Team is one of them. Working for GSP was a soul crushing experience. On a regular basis, I witnessed and experienced mobbing, gaslighting, bullying, senior leaders retaliating and weaponizing the 360 feedback program for their own personal gain, senior leaders taking credit for other peoples work, long tenured leaders abusing their relationships within HR, regular staff crying and people admitting to seeking professional help due to the toxic work environment…ptsd in GSP is real. And to top it off, Applied’s most senior leadership have known of these issues for years.

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