ok strarting off and mid career if you are - Equipment Engineer and Product Engigineer Lam Research Employee Review

3.0
27 June 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- I had good senior techs who took me under there wing -company culture is good -organized infrastructure for pdocuments -if you can command a good salary and want to stay at the bay area or can keep rate when moving to oregon site then stay otherwise there are other companies w//c can compensate more

Cons

-i was a temp for the 1st two years - when i became permanent they gave me equivalent salary and i pretty much made less -you will travel to asia and work with hourly guys who will milk it -expecct to work 16 hour days in the field + talking to home team when you get back to hotel -corp card sucks you can't earn any of your flight and travel points

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5.0
29 June 2026
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Pros

Really kind, collaborative, and supportive team. Fast paced and fun!

Cons

Poor systems, a bit clunky, and not built out well.

1.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to support global activities

Cons

Heavy micromanagement — frequent revisions on ppt to minor details like font size and colors. Frequently calling staffs even after work hours and lunch time. Manager often takes on additional work from other teams without considering current team workload, So the manager appears supportive and “nice” externally but creates additional burden to the subordinates. Manager controls team budget strictly for team-building activities (events and meals), team members feel restrictive and reluctant to participate, for example team members dare not order appetizers, dessert or drinks on top of entrees during team events. Manager used up most of the travel budget. Biz trip and personal travel boundaries are unclear, especially when manager frequently has business trips overlaps with personal travel. Seems like manager using biz trip to get free hotel and free air tickets for PTO.

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