Had I'd known the environment, I'd never have joined the company - Anonymous employee Lam Research Employee Review

2.0
Jul 9, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Commute is pretty good if you live in East Bay.

Cons

Punishing environement with overblown focus on perfection rather than continuous improvement. Internal processes are hit or miss. Strategy within certain BU's is none existent and not gloabally focused. Forced time off makes vacation benefit a joke. Work life balance solution = your life is work!

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