Applied Materials

Good in terms of salary. The only pro which can lure you to join, but that will haunt afterwards. Apart from PDC, I think other BUs are good, but they are not into software.

The tech stack they are working on is on the verge of extinction.

Domain knowledge you can acquire, but managers will not give time to learn and will micro-manage.

Requirements are totally on a hit-and-trial basis and come from the team sitting in Israel.

If you are coming from an organization that works on the latest tech stack, then it would be a nightmare to join here.

Zero transparency. Timings are flexible, but it's 4 days of work from the office.

I have seen managers here asking testers to learn Java if they want a promotion.

Managers will always be behind you for work completion but will never really join team meetings.

Worst kind of management I have seen, and the culture of silent layoffs in the name of performance.

They don't listen to any advice, even if you try. They will; it's the process we follow here.