Size & momentum will carry Lam short term....evolving to lead tomorrow's needs is the challenge - Sr. Marketing Manager Lam Research Employee Review

3.0
Apr 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Industry technology leadership, first class facilities, working with very smart and technically talented people

Cons

Fairly narrow 'engineering think' based cultural perspective that inadvertently squelches creativity across the ranks; the VOC is not clear, concise and consistent throughout the ranks top-to-bottom, engineering based approach to meeting market needs versus marketing/business development approach tends to lead to over engineered solutions that often lead to overly expensive solutions. Lam's over dependence on 'fast solutions' hero culture leads to burnout across the organization and a lot of 'work arounds'....that are hard to track and manage over time

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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