Engineering Technician - Anonymous employee Lam Research Employee Review

4.0
Jan 18, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lam provides great pay and advancement opportunity in the SF Bay Area. As a technician, workers are contracted for 6 months to 1 year, after which full time positions are available.

Cons

Lam is a high demand company which will require long and variable hours, sometimes at the expense of work life balance. Upper management seems to drive the engineers very hard due to escalations.

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Cons

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