Challenging - Anonymous employee Applied Materials Employee Review

4.0
19 June 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The non salary benefits are not too bad and you can get move about supporting global customers in the semi conductor industry.

Cons

Being a 24/7 industry can be a very tiring and trying at times. with the cyclical business cycle of companies in the industry makes it prone to downturns and possibly a fear of being lay-off.

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Cons

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