Micron Technology Reviews

Pros

Good activities, great work. Great internship overall.

Cons

Intern program needs polishing as a whole

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

pay, people, culture, attitude, location

Cons

micro management, stupid senior management, lack of benefits, lack of amenities

Advice to Senior Management

Talk to the employees, listen to what they want

Pros

Amount of PTO earned monthly
Easy to connect with your peers

Cons

The majority of senior management is clueless
Managers will talk about your performance with your peers
Taking time off is frowned upon (Micron comes first)
Difficult to move upward unless you have Boise, ID connections)
Forget about a raise
Must badge in to the site, they say this does not reflect performance but during reviews suprvisor did show me my clock in and clock out times (mine were perfect, but I know for a fact they do this with everyone).
Very unflexibale when it comes to personal issues

Pros

stable, challenging environment with a lot of learning

Cons

long hours, slow advancement, political culture

Pros

Shift work went by very fast. Had the option of taking lunch and break at the same time, if everyone you worked directly with that day didn't have a problem. This was great for doing homework that would be due the next day. Great benefits and tuition reimbursement that payed 100% of schooling.

Cons

During tough times, the option of going part time or to a different shift was not possible. But i was able to get two years of school payed for before having a conflict with my school schedule. When i was working their i saw a lot of dead weight, employees standing around, sleeping, and gossiping.

Advice to Senior Management

You do not have to lie to employees about all the great upgrades the site will get, when someone with common sense could tell it would never happen. Cheaper to send overseas.

Pros

No layoffs in a few years, so fairly stable.
Bonuses given after two consecutive quarters of profitability.
401K matching up to 5% (when profitable).
Promotions available (when profitable).
Stock options (when profitable).
Paid time off.
Medical, Dental and Vision insurance (Medical is through obscure off-company "Dakotacare").

Cons

Huge separation between management and employees in both communication and culture.
Shift workers are treated, more or less, like pets by even their peers on the M-F day shift.
Recognition for good work is very sparse and on a you, your boss and his boss only platform through the sparingly used "Rewards and Recognition" program, but public criticism for mistakes is the standard operating procedure.
Tendency to kill mosquitoes with cannons: a small, isolated incident is likely to trigger a policy change.
Eventually all tedious work is passed down to shift engineers.
Priorities are obvious in site decisions: cafeteria and break room were moved to far side of site from manufacturing floor to adjacent to cube farm. Break room was promised on fabrication side, then idea scrapped in favor of putting out-door dining deck on the new caff.
Office politics are a little out of control.
Employees are expected to put the company first: work / life balance is horribly skewed.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire more carefully and / or have someone that has done the job for which the candidate is applying in on the interview process.
Listen to shift workers concerning policy for shift workers.
Trust your employees and know your place: it's the competent professionals who will not tolerate micromanagement and eventually be driven off by managerial interference.

Pros

not very push in the work

Cons

not very open in the technology

Advice to Senior Management

need think widely with the whole industry

Pros

Good exposure to different groups involved in memory manufacturing

Cons

Not much scope for personal development

Pros

Fast paced work environment often creates abilities to work on latest products within various areas.
Cyclical market and boom times can be exciting and rewarding.

Cons

Cyclical market and bust times are full of anxiety.
Company culture in <some> areas has changed significantly as cost cuts, which were required, but for many being treated as a resource instead of a 'team member' is an unwelcome change.

Pros

-High energy, fast paced environment
-Success based mostly on contribution
-High level desire to improve
-A lot of great co-workers
-Worldwide presence

Cons

-Low pay outside engineering roles
-Very limited career opportunities outside engineering