Applied Materials Employer Reviews

Great people, best job I've ever had. Only wish I were RFT not a contractor, have to leave for 3 months out of every 18.

On a day to day basis, I would handle product configuration, product structure updates, and excel spreadsheets. Working at Applied has allowed me to learn more about myself. I learned to take initiations and be a self starter. Every one in my team and in the building are excellent employees with a passion for their jobs. Managers are always reachable – more...  and always there to provide excellent feedback. Management is very flat and decentralized where regular employees can voice their opinions. Hardest part of the job is learning the ropes and technological terms of the products since I don't have any engineering background. The most enjoyable part of the job is work is very relaxed and self-paced. – less

a great team player, love what i did as a supply techn. a hard worker

This was my second go round with amat this time in a different division, in the beginning i had managment that i trusted. then later management changed and so did the level of trust.My coworkers in my immediate group were excellent to work with,they shared knowlege and giving tips. Engineering group was good in supporting issues from the customer.Favoritism – more...  was very obvious in this division,i thought it would past but its hardwired into the culture. Seen many coworkers layed off some were replaced by H1B visa holders. That never made sense to me. I got my layoff notice whlie i was in Korea at a customer site. Just a cold hard fact of this industry. I do miss the good people that i worked with . – less

One of the best companies I have worked for. A culture that is fueled by a work / life balance. If you make it through the cyclical layoffs, this company seeks to promote from within. I know many people who continue to work here after 20+ years. I know individuals who started as college grads. and now they are Sr. managers and executives. In the 90's – more...  the company sponsored huge parties and concerts for employees. Those days might be over, but they continue to give back to the employees in other ways (clothing, bonuses, stock options, BBQ's etc). I will always have good memories from working here and I made many lifelong friends. – less

Was a Good company, at first then things changed. The company use to give you great stock options.

This company use to be a very solid company to work for. They have good balance of work/life. The company has changed a bit with the economic downturn. They tend to have lots of furloughs.

People work so hard that there is no work/life balance at all, however their effort is not always recognized. Overall first level and second level managers don't have vision. There is politics everywhere. The culture of the company is getting worse and worse. A lot of good and experience people have left since their value is not appreciated and the – more...  company just keeps hiring new NCGs. – less

Applied materials is a great fast paced, challenging company with many opportunities and division to work for.

Hired as RFT after interning for over a year. Worked in Facilities Operations team to scope projects in the lab (installation, demolition, construction, etc.). Worked on the layout/footprint for the feasible installation of tools, included mainframe and support equipments. Coordinated weekly meetings for Capital/Expense projects chaired by the company – more...  VP.
Promoted to the Spare planning position and planned spares globally for Solar Group (both C-si and Thin Film technologies) by monitoring sales forecasts and demand vs. actual sales and spares level. Integrated acquired spare businesses from European companies without affecting spare support globally. – less

Great learning experience, managements encourage new ideas, some of the smartest people I've known.

Applied Materials, like most companies serving the computer chip manufacturers, is right there on the cutting edge. Being on that cutting edge, while exciting, can also be frustrating with its cyclic expansion and contraction modes. For the past several decades, the High Tech industry has expanding and contracted on an 18 month cycle (Moore's Law). – more...  During the expansion, companies such as Applied will rush to hire enough workforce to keep pace with the expansion. Counter to that expansion is the inevitable contraction, which forces the company to expunge just as many employees as it hired during the expansion. This ebb and flow of personnel has had serious implications to the affected families of of RIF'd employees.

For anyone considering to enter high tech, it would be my advice to consider the worse case scenario of loosing your job every 18 months, with the possibility of being unemployed for up to two years. – less

Working for Applied Materials has opened up many doors for me to begin my professional career. The job came with wonderful benefits, healthcare, 401K, dental, classes for advancements, training , with sick and vacation pay. There was always an open invitation for promotions. I felt safe and had job security but on a personal level I enjoyed learning – more...  and being supported by my peers. They took the time to acknowledge the work that we provided and with that, made me go above and beyond my job duties. I had a wonderful time working for this company I still use the skills I learned today. – less

All company procedures and software programs are difficult to work with. Too many required on-line courses. VERY low employee morale.