Overworked and Underpaid - Software Engineer II Lam Research Employee Review

2.0
25 July 2023
Recommend
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Pros

If you get a good manager, things can be great!

Cons

Otherwise, politics and promoting incompetence has destroyed any positive culture that may have ever existed. Pay under market value across the board, so not promote from within, and ALL the fecal matter rolls downhill.

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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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