Great Company To Work For - Test Technician 3 Lam Research Employee Review

5.0
Sep 20, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people that work there are truly supportive, professional, and a joy to work with. The compressed work schedule is awesome that facilitates a nice work-life balance. Pay is on par with other companies but discounted stock options, 2 bonuses a year, overtime pay (5th day you get time and a half for a 12-hour shift), and supplemental OT bonuses for certain days will really increase the paycheck. Consequently, some Technicians who put in the extra hours will make more than the Supervisor they work for. Many opportunities for promotions.

Cons

12-hour shifts are not for everyone, especially the night shift. However, one gets used to it. There are differences in following policies between shifts that result in some shifts picking up other shifts' slack which can be frustrating. Like any big corporation, communication is at times difficult between shifts. Accountability seems to not be enforced by management.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work. Would recommend!

Cons

A high pressure environment but worth it.

2.0
Apr 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay with decent benefits.

Cons

Highly toxic in certain (not all) business units. Directors and above held to far lower standards than employees. I received a lot of abuse from my manager and when I reacted, she used it against me over the course of five years, resulting in my launching an ER investigation upon which resulted in my termination. (They weren't even adult enough to tell me I was being fired; I found out by accident when I received a termination paycheck). Would love to recommend, but would never recommend Lam based on the treatment I got from my entire leadership chain over a five year period. PS, pretty sure retaliation of this nature is against the law; looking into it.

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