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A good place to work for a time

Engineering Technician
Former Employee
Worked at Applied Materials for 1 year
February 13, 2019
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Good pay, great coworkers, and immediate supervisors.

Cons

They overwork their employees. Layoffs are common. You can't move into higher roles unless you have tight personal connections (e.g., son of an engineer there).

They pride themselves on being the "most ethical" place to work, while their workers are collapsing due to exhaustion. Maybe that is what "most ethical" means near Austin.

Advice to Management

Look to people's skills and not their bloodline for permanent placement or advancement. Show some compassion for your employees. If you make $500,000,000 on a project, maybe give the workers who made that happen some paid time off or medical leave.

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