We'll run company - Software Engineer Lam Research Employee Review

3.0
15 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A needed product in the chip making process, this industry has consolidated for quite sometime . All engineering disciplines work toward the main product therefore there is great cross collaboration between software, mechanical end EE groups. Software is secondary, just a necessary tool to control the etcher.

Cons

Cyclical industry and the perks do not compare with the other companies in the valley. Not many opportunities for career advancement. A few high level management that are lifers and resist change.

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Cons

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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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