Best times are behind us but the future is still bright - Anonymous employee ASML Employee Review

4.0
Dec 17, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

ASML produce some the most advance tools in the world. Great opportunity to learn amazing high level technical genres. Most colleagues are nice, helpful and genuine. Opportunity to work on at least 3 different continents if you like to travel. European company a plus, different cultures and back ground help keeps company very dynamic with new procedures and processes. Profit sharing great, at the end of year. Overall Corporate ASML is a great place to work with a life balance.

Cons

Salary pay tends to be a little lower than industry standards, raises are pretty flat or small, majority of the time. Lots of dead weight with leadership and management teams. No real programs available to the general massive whom want to climb the corporate ladder. If your manager or leadership team doesn't like you, your pretty much stuck. As an international diverse a company, that diversity does not reflect in supervisor, upper management or executive board levels. Policies at corporate level is good, when implemented at local level leadership teams seem to be disconnected from original scope or definitions of policies. Still have some pockets of the good old boys crew no new members allowed, I'm sure they are fading away slowly.

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Professional Development: ASML offers great benefits, including tuition reimbursement and strong career growth paths for those who are proactive. It’s a fantastic place to build a resume and learn high-demand technical skills.  Talented Colleagues: You are surrounded by very smart, dedicated people. The collaborative nature of the engineering and manufacturing teams makes solving complex, "impossible" problems possible.

Cons

Management Consistency: Like many large organizations, your experience can be heavily dependent on your specific team or manager. While many departments are excellent, others can feel the weight of high-pressure deadlines and micromanagement. Bureaucracy: As the company has expanded, it has become more corporate. Be prepared for a high volume of meetings and a need to navigate internal processes to get things done.

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