KLA-Tencor Reviews

Pros

Compensation is above average
Benefits package is above average
Some opportunities to work from home
Some people are good to work with but there are not many left

Cons

Very little opportunity for career advancement in IT
Extremely poor management at the IT senior manager level and above
Promotions within IT are not based on merit
People are not proud to work here. In fact it is the complete opposite
IT Managers have little credibility and poor skills and incredibility incompetent and disliked
Knowledgeable people receive very little respect. It is really shocking but people get used to it

Advice to Senior Management

Just to echo some of the other reviews I've read below, and to be quite honest the advice is of a similar nature. The IT senior management absolutely just refuse to listen, so there really is no point. It is their way or the highway. Leaving this company was the best decision I ever made in my life. Really terrible company to be associated with, and by all accounts, this is the norm

Pros

Employees are allowed various training and development opportunities in the company. Entry level employees also have exposure to leadership team.

Cons

Sometimes there are just too many stakeholders involved in the issue makes change hard to happen. Some office politics happened.

Pros

Great benefit stock purchase, 401k matching up to three thousand per year.. Good pay compare to similar job at different companies. A lot of OT if you don't mind spending all your time at work

Cons

Difficult balancing time between family and work due to tight schedule and work load.
OT is voluntary bases but you better know better than to say no.

Pros

The MBA Finance rotational program is one of the best in the nation where you get to become a well-rounded Finance professional.

Cons

This company is not an entrepreneurial company and there are lots of bureaucracy to get to upper management. They make you work very very long hours.

Pros

cutting edge technology, extremely intelligent folks

Cons

no work life balance, expect to work 10-12 hrs

Advice to Senior Management

morale is quite loow.

Pros

Some of the people are not so bitter, but the vast majority are
The managers seem to be able to survive with no great turnover
There is work but no real bench strength

Cons

A really poor work environment where survival is the key
There is really no incentive to do well or to get ahead since it's not recognized
The management team do not listen nor do they appreciate the hard work of key individuals
People are leaving in droves and there is an increasingly negative work atmosphere with people desperate to get out

Advice to Senior Management

It's hard to offer advice when so many have left the IT department or are inclined to leave if they can
Management should encourage key knowledgeable individuals to stay but there really is no incentive for them
I am so glad I have left

Pros

Lots of travel. Relatively high responsibility if you're established in the company. Work-life balance to some degree. Interaction with all major semiconductor manufacturers.

Cons

See Pros. Sink or swim. Skills not being used effectively. Network of veterans makes it difficult for non-veterans to advance.

Advice to Senior Management

Spend more time finding and encouraging the talent in the organization to come forward. Support it. Encourage work-life balance in ways that don't cost the company money. Involve employees in looking for ways to lower cost and share with them the gains. Address the problem that tenured talent are frequently laid off due to high salaries, etc. while tenured management is not.

Pros

Challenging work, plenty to do
Opportunity to move around
Good people to work with

Cons

Average compensation and poor travel policy
Limited opportunities to move up
Some employees feel under-appreciated

Pros

Technology leading in the field

Cons

Very political business proactice in all level

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on result oriented

Pros

Access to new technologies
Some of the top engineers in the industry

Cons

Upper mangement's is extremely naive to the industry that they work in not everything is a widget
Constantly trying to dumb down the issue thinking in absolutes
Bullying tactics enjoyment of making employees scared afraid
Better not stutter or slip during a presentation or you will get eaten alive
Short term thinking "what have you done for me lately
Give up your personal life average around 60-80 hours a week before working weekends

Advice to Senior Management

Empower employees to make the right decision. Try and learn the product people it might surprise you if you come out of the office and walk around once in a while
Leader inspire and cultivate not condem and ridicule