Dec 24, 2018
Anonymous employee
Lam Research Response
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5.0
Apr 9, 2026
Current employee, less than 1 year
Fremont, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
good company culture and technology
Cons
expensive location and highly variable workload based on group
1.0
Feb 26, 2026
Former employee, more than 3 years
Tualatin, OR
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
* Pay is towards the lower end of the industry, even compared to much smaller companies * Technology is truly amazing. Some brilliant and dedicated engineers work there
Cons
* Pay needs to be about 15% higher. Claims the "budget doesn't allow for it" are tired, considering continuous successes, and ridiculous stock buybacks * Erratic work hours including very late or very early meetings to accommodate global customers * Undue added stress especially for long-term projects. Lam seems to want to placate their customers with "quick turnover"... truly illogical for long-term projects * The return to office fever continues w/ unjustified metrics. Hybrid work setting that was yanked even when ~90% of the role could be performed remotely. The excuse? Quick turnover again. Unreasonable considering the scope of the projects