AMAT always does a surprise shutdown for a week around Christmas every year. They never tell their employees until last minute and the vendors know first about it before any AMAT worker. It is essentially a paycut because they literally don't pay... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tsmc-arizona-lawsuit-exposes-alleged-anti-american-workplace-practices/ar-AA1u2TDJ AMAT hires a bunch of Asians bc they know they can treat them like slaves too

This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential Applied Materials layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

I want to apply for a Director role at AMAT, though I live in TX ( not Austin), the position is in Santa Clara. Would they be open to offering remote work?

I have received an offer from AMAT in Boise, Idaho. Could you please provide insights into the work culture, growth and environment in this division? I would like to understand whether it would be advisable to join there.

Today marks my one year anniversary of being laid off from at this sh---y a-s company. Little did I know that the universe had something better for me. I am treated like royalty and get the special treatment at my new company and have never been... — read more 

How many days a week does Austin finance group have to be onsite?

I am new and got an offer here, is AMAT a good place to start off, whats the culture like here?

Any chance AMAT will move to a 6 day work since Samsung’s already doing it?

The fact that the Austin location is right next to a landfill speaks for how sh---y this company is. Full of roaches in the cafeteria and rats(management) being noisy. Be careful not getting cancer from drinking the water or eating the food there!

Why do the Financial Analysis roles in the USA have to do core accounting task such as preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of ledger accounts and assists in the preparation of financial statements, such as balance sheets, profit-and-loss... — read more 

I found the culture here to be quite terrible. Is it common for colleagues on the same team to backstab each other and promote people not based on the merit of the work, but on wether or not you "vibe" with the team? What's the culture in Austin, TX... — read more 

Share any updates you may have about Applied Materials layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/applied-materials-declines-report-us-211509547.html Hahahahhahahaha! Karma works in mysterious ways :)

What's going on with the latest rumors that there'll be cuts before the end of this year? I usually don't pay attention to them, but I've been hearing them persistently for a few weeks now so I'm starting to worry. Can anybody confirm that we're safe... — read more 

My insecure boss terminated me for “performance issues” when in reality she was insecure. Me speaking up was a threat to her power and used a false narrative to get rid of the threat by pushing me out. An insecure boss will manipulate you behind the... — read more 

Has anyone been asked to go in full 5 days? I know managers are on site full time now, but what about their employees? We were doing 2x before being asked to start going in 3x now — are they tracking swipes, what happens if I just continue WFH

How are there new finance jobs posted so soon after the performance cut? What is going on?

I’ve been here for less than a year and the culture is so bad here. You can’t chat with coworkers in your cubes, you have to have your phone on silent, you can’t answer phone calls in your cube. There’s a cult here. Management doesn’t acknowledge you... — read more 

Chime in with more details if you want, this is for documentation purposes

This week Applied Materials, let a bunch of people go. Not sure on the number but it seems to be under the amount that needs to be reported to the government. Applied Materials called it the performance initiative. Executives were notified of this in... — read more 

It's happening.

Applied stocks are higher than ever. Applied also seems to be expanding, however many engineering jobs such as process engineer, R&D, and technical roles seem to be very few. Is this part of the reduction of order, or is is something more. Does the... — read more 

for Austin office jobs have they switched from Hybrid to 5 day on-site?

in Austin and in a Finance role, what has been the annual merit increase for the last several year?

Post any information about potential or actual Applied Materials layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Make a prediction and tell us what you think about Applied Materials layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Is this the biggest location you have? How many employees are at Santa Clara?

Is there going to be any reorg or Applied Materials Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1332865

Can someone share ANY info including rumors you may have, any bit of info, please, especially about layoffs in Santa Clara.

They will go after cash flow, and human resources are our biggest expense. Now that they (BAAM) are increasing ownership you can rest assured that there will be cuts throughout 2016. I am positive. Just look at what private equity firms and asset... — read more 

What is the likelihood of Applied Materials layoffs in Santa Clara in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.

Is this true? I was searching for insider trades, cannot find any info, I heard that he sold a ton of stuff in July

I heard this rumor, Applied Materials will be having layoffs in Q1 or Q2 of 2016? How certain is this and if it is, what groups will be targeted. I know that there are many competitors who are cutting payroll right now and that predictions for 2016... — read more 

First shutdown week announced for 2015: week of July 4th Possible other weeks: Thanksgiving and last two weeks of the year. Bad news going into merger. Semi equip industry outlook was good for 2015

Do you know if we will be having any layoffs this year and if Israel will be affected by layoffs again. P

about 40 laid off 2 weeks ago more on the way

What do we know so far? Also, what about 2015?