Building Followers Not Leaders - Systems Administrator V - Team Lead Lam Research Employee Review

3.0
11 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really great people and incredible benefits. We make cool stuff and we’re very good at it. They take very good care of their employees...box lunches for everyone everyday, bonus program. And of course a very complete set of healthcare benefits.

Cons

12 month, new employee “Assimilation Plan” with deliverables at 30, 60, 90, 120, 180 and 360 days. Yep, part of the on-boarding process for new employees includes a 45 slide PowerPoint deck given to you by your manager. Seems that all of the managers have gone to the same school of management and have read the same books. Kind of cult-ish. Work/Life balance is the exception not the rule.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Good pay with decent benefits.

Cons

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