Working at Lam Research in Fremont, CA: 44 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Fremont, CA Area

"Interesting"

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Used to be an effecient and innovative company"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask them how they envision being successful in future and making sure you buy into it if you really care"

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"It has become too bureaucratic and there is lots of waste and unclear direction for today & future."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not plunge into big decisions without due diligence. At the same time, for parts which work do not change direction every 2-3 months. Run the company like a small company to be efficient, innovative and cost effective while leveraging industry clout and financial strength to create advantage relative to competitors by leveraging critical mass and getting new products to market faster than others by creating a clear product vision beyond 2-3 years."

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Compensation is up to competition"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Since job security is marginal, ask for higher salary"

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"Job security"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less playing politics, more actual work"

"not really a great snapshot of a company's profile."

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Since I was laid off a few years ago, nothing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"keep your ears to the ground for lay-offs."

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"being laid off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get better."

"Only interested in people who are yes people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will have more than 8 interviews."

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"Management was not qualified"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn to become managers"

"Not bad, for a semiconductor equipment company"

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

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"My experience at Lam was the worst of my career"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Negotiate and ensure you're department will support a work/life balance"

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"Not open to telecommunicating, poor support from department management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve pay and flexible work environment"

"good place"

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"very good culture--very young group"

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"not stable during rough times"

"People are excellent, nice work environment."

"Was a great opportunity."

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Everything."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck."

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"Nothing really."

"Lam is a solid company and a great group of people to work with."

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Lam is a great company, solid product, happy place to be. They work hard and some play hard together."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's a tight knit group. Most have been there for a long time. Be sure that you are a good fit in the first few months. If not, cut bait."

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"I actually really like my position. There were personality conflicts with my female boss. She was insecure about me moving in to take her job. Other managers were surprised to see me go and even asked me to move to their departments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get some new blood and new ideas in there to shake up the old timers... your look is looking a little outdated."

"Well respected in it's field but subject to extreme business swings"

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Nice facilities"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be careful; company is subject to extreme ups and downs."

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"No future; position was contract only"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None really, except upgrade their software systems."

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Loved the flexibility to create and problem solve and review personal goal results."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will be working with highly intelligent, educated folks... I enjoyed this."

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"I enjoyed this job"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep on keepin on"

"Good Job until the lay-off"

What do you like about working at Lam Research?

"Good company, good benefits, good opportunities to engineer."

What don't you like about working at Lam Research?

"Too top heavy with managment. Sometimes slow to respond to technical needs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less politics, more engineering"

"I enjoyed working in Lam and have nothing but good things to say about them."