First job out of college... Not too bad - Process Engineer Micron Technology Employee Review

4.0
Aug 19, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Micron is a good place to work from the career of a technician on up. It is a fast paced workplace where you work with leading edge technology. The training has been better now than it has been in the past. Through goal setting, Micron Technology steers its individuals to peak performance. There are always opportunities to excel in your area as long as you are open minded and don't mind working overtime in order to complete extra projects. Shift work from early morning to late at night is not too bad, if you are in a position to get promoted to day shift, you end up working 50+ hours a week.

Cons

Being an operator isn't that great because people look down upon you.. This job seems like if you screw up once you are gone if you are new, but if you have been there for a long time you are kind of grand fathered in- and a lot of low skilled poor performing employees end up staying in their positions as long as they are well liked. Politics is a good chunk of your every day work schedule, which i am sure that most jobs have their fair share of. During today's troubling economy the workload is increasing and the staffing is decreasing.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Excellent benefits, including: full insurance, stock purchase plan at 15% discount, ample paid time off. Onsite family healthcare.

Cons

Poor base pay, especially relative to local CoL and equivalent positions overseas (Micron pays 2x base salary of equivalent role vs. Samsung/Hynix in Asia, but 0.5x in America). Dysfunctional workplace driven by internal politics rather than yield/engineering cycles. Technicians are effectively forbidden from promotion or salary increase. Layoffs are frequent and merciless.

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