It used to be a great company to work for
It used to be a great company to work for
The freedom to take care of issues I deemed needed to be improved upon. The ability to telecommute once every one or two weeks. The ease of being able to talk to all levels of management.
The cyclical nature of the industry leads to a very stressful life at AMAT. Way too many layoffs while holding onto a huge amount of cash on hand, which was meant to "get the company through rough times". The cash reserves seemed to never get touched. Even during periods of layoffs (three to six layoffs every two years), cash was added to the reserves. Management had their "favorite sons" who could do no wrong and were given all the "fun" assignments. Employees were frequently "pigeonholed" in positions they were good at, even if they were not happy there. Work that nobody wanted to do was usually pushed completely onto one person.
Do not be so quick to lay people off and move jobs overseas.
AMAT has lost a tremendous amount of talent due to the continuous layoff cycle. As a result of the number of layoffs and the offshoring of jobs, employee loyalty to the company is severely diminished, and morale is very low.
Go back to what made AMAT great in the early '90s:
- Treat your employees fairly (do not over-hire).
- Reduce the number of management layers (employees hate seeing directors get promoted without anybody reporting to them, especially when they're told all salaries are frozen).
- Concentrate on improving your product.
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