Applied Materials Employee Reviews
Out of 152 Applied Materials employee reviews, 70% were positive. The remaining 30% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Applied Materials improve their work culture.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Worst management — yearly reviews are a joke — no promotions within. They prefer hiring from outside and that is the only time to negotiate. Once within, will be subject to politics and no pay rai
Set a example, give directions or motivation
Reward middle management and listen to them
Using a bell curve on employee annual reviews. Outdated system that punishes employees who work hard and demotivates them. Also retrain managers away from the idea that if you do 110% it only meets expectations because the manager expects you to be a high performer.
I am having a terrible work-life balance
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
compared with companies in the same industry, compensation was just okay and with average/a little below average salary
Review from Operations Dept
based on the value i provide to the company
Managers need to be changed -- young people are not appreciated here . Old, antiquated company .
I don't get recognition, i am badly treated, I Deserve more.
Compensation is not good compared to other semiconductor companies in Bay Area.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
removing silos and barriers, be collaborative
Invite younger people to meetings rather than just managers & directors running the show.
Quit worrying about exec meeting slides and worry about customers instead
efficient team management and flat structure
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
There needs to be less pointing fingers for mistakes. It's faster to correct the issue if possible and make a note on the matter.
More employees, more pay. Teams cannot both be so severely underpaid and overworked. Ideally there would be neither, both is insane.
Difficult for new comers to integrate and be heard
Clear company strategy and vision alignment to all level. If required to change strategy, effective communication is appreciated
Review from Operations Dept
better work life balance, efficient work plan
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Need to be more proactive in responding to applicants
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Management is antiquated and old . Takes way too long to get promoted compared to other smaller companies . Compensation is not good .
Management is wrong... not sure how it can be improved
Not clear direction from 1st level managers
Leadership team is very old and completely disconnected from modern world. Technological advancements need to happen relevant to modern times. Culture and structure needs to move away from multilayered pyramid structure.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
More creative leadership and executive leadership filtering down faster to teams. Increase the speed of decision making.
employees feel like they are rewarded for their work