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Toxic Environment and micromanagement

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Lam Research for 2 years
December 5, 2025
Bengaluru
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative Outlook
Pros

Don’t fall for a higher pay.

Cons

Middle management is terrible.

Lot of micromanagement.

Managers don’t have vision; they just agree what the counterpart says.

Far from the IT industry.

Leads and managers assign work while they are leaving for the day and expect it to be completed by the next morning, so you have to sit late and work.

Once you join here, there won’t be a personal life; you just need to work, and if you say something, then you hear long lectures.

It’s not an IT company; it actually runs with a manufacturing mindset.

Advice to Management

Bring a 360-degree reviews system.

We need to have proper managers instead of just promoting people who have been there in the company for years.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
2.0
Senior Management
1.0

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