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      Good Pay, Poor Senior Management Strategy - Engineering Manager Applied Materials Employee Review

      3.0
      Oct 4, 2012
      Engineering manager
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      Pros

      Good pay and benefits. Lot's of cash to get things done when needed. Great people at the working level. People work together well.

      Cons

      Losing market share even though they claim they are gaining. Only strategy is to cut costs and people every quarter. No real long term strategy - quarter to quarter financial results only. Constant, disruptive reorgs that set progress back. Constant outsourcing of jobs yet they claim employees are their greatest assets.

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      5.0
      May 27, 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good company , benefits , lots of room for growth

      Cons

      Slow changes , tech related software on the IT side are very old.

      4.0
      Jun 25, 2026
      Electrical engineer ii
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      Strong place to start your career. If you do the Fusion Program you will learn a lot. Good training and benefits. Amazing Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Coworkers are smart and grounded people.

      Cons

      Stingy with salary, raises, and promotions. The engineer roles are broken up into Jr and Senior so the title progression goes Engineer I, I Sr, II, II Sr, etc which slows career progression and pay. Only the CA office gets extra pay due to the expense of living there, even if the MA office is expensive.

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