MEMC Electronic Materials Reviews

Pros

Incredibly innovative and cutting edge technology Always something new to work on Ample opportunity for career growth

Cons

Always looking to save money, often by laying off people and leaving others to do the work of many Poor morale among employees Frequently chooses less expensive out of country options Usually have to work about 16 hours a day 6 days a week

Pros

I liked the strategy of vertical integration

Cons

Execution of strategy was bungled Toxic senior management (most gone now)

Pros

Company is vertically integrated allowing them to control there own success. Learn your job and do it the best you can to prevent getting laid off during the bad times

Cons

At times they have poor planning. Then again, who in the industry doesn't?

Pros

Challenging environment. From a technical perspective, I have worked on a broad array of projects and learned a lot. Great work, good pay and decent work life balance.

Cons

Management decisions are slow to reality and cause excessive losses to pile up before they decide that things are going bad and that they need to cut back. Then, by the time they cut back, the business turns around and they need to ramp up again and they are slow to ramp up and lose business because they can't ramp fast enough. Then, it cycles again. Never ending.