Exemplary core values, but brutal workload - Senior Staff Engineer Lam Research Employee Review

4.0
24 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Lam has excellent core values, and a high fraction of the workforce truly practices them. My colleagues at Lam are the most talented group of engineers I've ever worked with, and I always feel technically challenged.

Cons

Jobs in the semiconductor fabrication equipment industry tend to impose a brutal work load, and most jobs at Lam Research are no exception: Pressure is intense, hours are very long, and sympathy is nonexistent. No matter how hard I work, or how great my family's sacrifice, I am made to feel like I'm not doing enough for the company.

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Pros

Great opportunities, pay, and benefits

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Smart and hard working engineers join Lam every year.

Cons

Technically poor and unprofessional management, Slow Promotion. New PhD graduates stay in same basic level 3 for 4 years. Poor work life balance.

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