KLA

The company features cutting-edge technology.

It has exceptionally talented engineers.

There is above average compensation and reasonable benefits.

Employees have the opportunity to travel to interesting places.

It is a very cosmopolitan work environment.

There is a culture and unwritten expectation to work long days, weekends and give up vacation time. You should also expect to deal with emails and phone calls in the evenings and attend conference calls in the middle of the night.

There are too many layers of management and too much red-tape.

Many senior managers are in redundant positions and often seem to create confusing and conflicting messages between executives and the teams doing the work.

Formal procedures and processes are taken too far beyond their intent and designed purpose.

Streamline the org at the top level management, and not at the engineer or team lead level.

Get some fresh talent in before the upturn comes.