ASML Reviews

Pros

Since ASML is leading the market, the pressure from the customers are much less than other suppliers.

Cons

Stability is good but not much room for transferring to other fields.

Advice to Senior Management

More interaction with emploees seems to be required.

Pros

You get a chance to work with cutting edge technology in a company that has a huge portion of the market. The company is large enough to be stable but the Wilton location is small enough that you can get to know most of the engineers.

Cons

Software is a support roll there, so don't expect to be doing anything innovative. If you're excited about the idea that your software will be running on big, expensive, state of the art machines then you might enjoy the job. But if you want to grow as a software engineer then it may not be the best place for you.

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage more innovation in the software framework, especially in Wilton. Software may be a support roll but it is an important part, and any improvements to the framework will benefit everyone.

Pros

Great people and Great Technology
Company is Big Dutch with good values. Great Benefit packages. Numerous Locations to work in international communities.

Cons

Salaries are lower than industry
Management is always changing, no real direction for developing from technical to management career. Senior level placement few to almost none. Most skill tailor for company really doesn't help for new employment

Advice to Senior Management

Become more connected with people and staff.

Pros

Employee stress level is normally low. best place to start career.
Great compatibility for expats.
Good benefits - holidays, salary and perks.

Cons

Skills acquired here can be very specific and may not give scope to extend it to another domain or may be almost no other company looking for similar skills.
if you are fired for any reason, then future is bleak!

Advice to Senior Management

Generally it is best seen in my career.

Pros

Flexible balance of work to personal life
Tuition Reimbursement
The Profit sharing can be reasonable when the economy allows
Stable company

Cons

-Low pay relating to field and surrounding areas
-Minimal opportunity for advancement
-Favoritism is apparent
-Loyalty within departments is absent
-Due to structure of raises and promotions teams members often work in competition mode rather than accomplishing a common goal.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on individual strengths of your employees and guide them the direction in order to excel.
Do not keep your employees from make career changes within the company

Pros

* Chance to work on leading edge technology projects
* Good work environment
* Opportunities to learn new skills
* ASML being the market leader

Cons

* Path to Promotion is not clear and fair
* HR not really helpful - this I guess is pretty universal

Pros

stable organistaion
no layoffs for average and above performance

Cons

flat organsation
no growth after 4-5 years of job

Advice to Senior Management

be diligent ,rather than only covering your A**

Pros

Flexible and stable company with education reimbursement

Cons

Salary when compared to surrounding areas

Advice to Senior Management

Take not of the competitive strategy of the surrounding environment in order to maintain a respectful and productive work flow

Pros

You are working on cutting edge technology that you know directly affects smartphones, tablets, PCs, etc and that is a great source of pride.

You are allowed to be entrepreneurial.

Great people at the company.

Cons

We always seem to be putting out fires rather than stopping a problem before its even ignited. This can be solved by having all departments, D&E, Mfg, Supply Chain, Veldhoven-Wilton teams, etc work as a cohesive unit from the beginning at Product Feasibility/Concept stage rather then deciding on concepts and ideas and then informing other teams later.

Pay/Raise structure is poor and not competent with market leaders.

College grads who are 5 years in and now at Senior Engineer positions are not paid anywhere close to a new hire at those positions or near market rates.

Performance review system is a complete joke and inaccurate. You could go above and beyond for a task on your performance list and still receive 50-60% of perfect score since the score is directly attached to a predetermined raise an employee will get.

This forces your manager to compliment you heavily and in the end the compliments do not match the low score nor the raise that you get.

Absolutely no career paths! Your tasks will change but your position is stagnant.

Advice to Senior Management

Please change the review system so that it is obvious who the top performers are and who deserve honest raises. The employees at ASML feel like workhorses who are never rewarded appropriately for the hard work they've put in.

I personally know 5 peers, who were hired from college and helped greatly to current and future programs at ASML and left due to incompetent raises, promotions and salaries. Most of them are making 30% - 40% more in their new jobs.

I can see a wave of people leaving soon, mostly the younger generation (24-35 year olds) that should really be retained since they are the future bright minds and talent that could effectively carry ASML in to the future.

Pros

Stable, Fair enough work-life balance

Cons

Many times PMs don't have a good clue about the sensible direction.They just head towards some empty promises from the customers. You spend a lot of time and efforts for nothing.

Advice to Senior Management

Should have a better strategic planning, and appropriate the resources accordingly