A service based company disguised as a Product based company - Sr. Software Engineer Lam Research Employee Review

1.0
27 Jun 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Employee gets to "buy" shares of the company at 15% discount with a salary deduction as they no longer believe in giving RSUs and as per company rules, one has to go (above and beyond)*10 to receive a single RSU. If this is really a PROs, not sure

Cons

Where to even begin: - No travel - If you are new and do not have good rapo with the oldies; you are doomed - Managers will allocate you as 0.5 and 0.25 resource to different projects - Your growth is stinted as this a "manufacturing" company so you need to be thorough with your basics, by which I mean, Physics, Chemistry. Mind you, this is not a software company. So run, if you really want to apply your brains to be in this company. If you are up for dirty politics, then this can be the place for you. - Compensation is as good as service based company - Basic infra is missing with no parking space, cafeteria and pantry seating - Upper management has 0 technical knowledge, all they do is roam around from one desk to another or from one meeting room to another.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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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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