Not so good of a company to work for - Lab Service Engineer III Lam Research Employee Review

2.0
17 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Lam does have competitive benefit. The also have a program that is new that will help you pay down your student loan. This was just implement last year.

Cons

When your an new employee years 1 - 4, it seem like you have a very hard time to accrue PTO time, due to the fact of company shut downs. The for annual rate, your lucky if you get 3% raise. While the company makes records profits, this raise should be an embarrassment.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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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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