Micron Technology Reviews in Washington, DC Area

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Interesting and fun technical work
It's a good place to learn
Company has survived in a tough industry
Chances to grow with the company

Cons – Badge reader
No work life balance. Have to use PTO if you aren't there between 8AM and 5PM. Company likes to have it borh ways. The expect you to be available 24/7 but has no flexibility in 8-5 hours. This is for exempt employees. Must also carry a pager.

Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of the 8-5 hours and get rid of the badge readers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – I enjoyed the culture and am glad to see the top management are working on improving competitiveness and listening to employees. Semiconductor industry is a tough industry with major players in Asia where there is no work/life balance so it makes more challenge for US company to compete.

Cons – Depending on what group you are in and who are your managers, the micro climate can be different. Career advancement in manufactory for people with advanced degree is limited. Sometimes there is too much red tapes but it is improving. However the efficiency still needs to improve in order to compete with Asian players.

Advice to Senior Management – Performance shall be rewarded by result and top performer should be rewarded properly to encourage and motivate employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The starting salary is not bad, especially in a bad economy where so many people can't get a job at all.

Cons – Boring to the extreme. 12 hour night shifts are hard. Those people who play politics the best win, while those who perform yet lack in the political arena will not get ahead. But get ahead to what? I see nothing around me that makes me interested in going to do that thing. I have been attempting to escape from Micron for a number of years but the job market is tough and I apparently have no/few marketable engineering skills with which to sell myself to an prospective employer. This place makes me wish I had never gone to college. I could have done so much more with my engineering career had I not gotten sucked in by the starting salary of this dead end career. Actually just a job, not a career as I define the word. And I forgot to mention the micromanagement thing which is prevalent at least in the group I am in. I have learned to just smile, as best I can, and say "yes boss". Strong, opinionated, mission focused persons need not apply. Yes men will be rewarded.

Advice to Senior Management – don't hire engineers to do non-engineering work.
Micron values: all talk. I do not see the walk.
Continuous improvement should be more of a reality and less of a slogan to sell to whomever you wish to buy it. I don't see it.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Great teamwork environment
- Shift schedule has long weekend (3-say and 4-day alternatively)
- Many opportunities to advance (more performance-based than experience-based)

Cons – - Long working hours
- Some micro-managing
- Stress manufacturing environment

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Micron Technology as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Exciting job, outstanding pay and relocation services, fast paced environment, got to use state of the art equipment, LOTS of training on the job, many interesting classes to help you become better at your job, and gained many valuable skills, clean and organized workplace, friendly atmosphere and nice co-workers.

Cons – The cafeteria food was sub-par and there were not many good choices for eating out in the immediate surrounding area. But they do provide plenty of coolers and microwaves in the break room if you choose to bring your own lunch.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your direct reports, be personable.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Work work work. there will be plenty of time to work. Firefighting all the time

Cons – No time to develop yourself

Advice to Senior Management – There is always too much fire

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great benefits and compensation provided.

Cons – Annual/Semi Annual bonuses are very infrequent and very little

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good place, good compensation, good benefits,

Cons – very cyclic volatile nature of industry

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Micron Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – There is a lots of smart and good people that yo work with but there is no a lot of future if you really don't now a lot people to promote you .it kind of matters who you know -not what you know .

Cons – The experience really does not count in this company -example a new MT guys can be hired with mcdonalds experience and they get payed just like the MT that has 7 years of experience .
Non experience ( less the 3 years of micron experience lead the team that has more experience )
Can't believe how this company runs - everyone is a supervisor or a manager no one is on the same page . If you don't party with your manager or if you are one of his boys then there is no
carrier or a promotions for you .They set you up so you end up quitting .

Advice to Senior Management – Managers should understand that experienced people need little more attention and give them a chance to move on since they are the micron history , they know how things gets done .
Stop promoting unexperienced people that know how to sell theirself but don't know how to do the job. They need to see ASAP where the front line stands if they want to see this company live .
Front line needs help - they are being pushed and used more then they get payed for .I can't see that there is someone working towards this .

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Micron Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Opportunity to move and learn among various dept. Early leadership opportunity. Nice Location

Cons – Very bad work life balance.. Mostly International engineers who are ill treated and given very low raises.. Company knows that they will be bound due to H1-B and other issues.. Management sort of exploits internationals.. Most of the shift Engg. are Internationals... The Company is moving it's base to Singapore.. So cant think of a long term career.. Highly specialized- so very less chances to break into other industries...

Advice to Senior Management – Bring more transparency..

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company