Micron Technology Employee Reviews about "pay"

Pros

employee stock buy back system 'ESPP'' / 5 % Retirement match/ 13% night differential on pay

Cons

COL in the area of Manassas high because of relation to DC

Pros

Good Benefits (insurance, ESPP, etc) Good team work and collaboration

Cons

Zero work life balance No equal pay (woman and minorities are paid less no matter if they perform) Poor pay and no annual increases

Pros

- Pay is competitive (especially for those living in Boise where the cost of living is lower). - Vacation time is competitive. - Some (a minority) of the Sr leaders are very strong and are working throughout their leadership team to drive an effort to enable Micron to be successful in the future. - Work/life balance is 'hit or miss' - some groups @ 5pm the office is empty. Others you can see full till 7pm.

Cons

- Majority of Sr leaders are still too connected with Micron's past DRAM (commodity) mindset and don't have what it takes to move the company forward as a leader with a broader memory portfolio. There's a wide gap between the Executive team (setting direction/strategy) and lower level management/employees (who want to help move the company forward). Middle managers are not empowered or lack the experience to know how to make changes. All they know is DRAM (commodity) and were promoted based on this. As a result you get an "inbred" mentality with little room for change. - When working in Boise, there are no other Semiconductor employment options, and Micron treats you accordingly. They have very few competitive employee retention policies and HR is almost non-existent. Some examples: - Managers preventing employees from moving to other "better" job openings within Micron for 3 months to 6 months, or even outright refusal. (if this was a policy in the bay area all "capable" people would leave the company to go somewhere else rather than being held captive). This is especially hard when you are hired in as a masters/PhD into an "entry level" position and find an opportunity that will allow you to grow, but cannot move and may lose the position. - No process for "dismissing" employees. A manager can decide they want you out without any documentation/justification. This leads to "personal vendettas" being acted on which creates an environment of fear for those left behind. One of the other reviewers on this site described the environment as "draconian"...very fitting. - The company is losing money which reinforces the "entrenchment" mindset I described above (going back to the "commodity" world). It's not clear they will ever transform themselves into more than what they were.

Pros

Attitude and culture is god on a average basis. Overtime pay is good and a good company to start with especially for fresh graduates. They let you experiment as you like and give you complete independence to try out new ideas. They have excellent resources for anyone to explore.

Cons

Sometimes gets crazily stressful and pressurizing. Doesn't really appreciate or support if you are weak in any of the areas. Growth is stagnant and not everybody gets to know your accomplishments.

Pros

Good pay for fresh grad and systemic training provided for new hire. Join micron as first class/scholar fresh grad typically give u very good start(better opportunity given).Fast paced and results driven. Good benefit in semiconductor sector.

Cons

It is a big turn down in Mfg which career advancement is much slower than other departments. Given good ratings every year but takes at least 2-3 years for promotion. Starting pay is low but increment still same as other higher starting pay graduate although with better performance. Demoralised by the inequal pay raise, the pay shd be on par with other similar work performance engr. Training new hire is a long process and it always very painful to train up a new engineer due to the fast paced, high stress working environment. Generally a good place to start but not a good place to stay long term.

Pros

Competitive salary and overtime pay are given at SG location which many employees (especially engineers) routinely abuse the system by staying back to do non-work related issues.

Cons

Poor company outlook with retrenchment ongoing to save cost. Multiple instances of pay freeze in the last few years. Typical American culture to fire when times are bad and rehire when times are good. Local SG culture is dominated by management who has know each other for many years and promotions are determined by "who's is in the inner circle". Sometime new hires are "earmarked" without them doing anything and as long as they don't do anything wrong, they are on the express track.

Pros

4.5 Weeks Vacation after 5 years. Semiconductor manufacturing is interesting.

Cons

Micro Management, Zero Focus, Daily Hustle and Chaos, No Development Plans, Reviews are joke, Zero Leadership only heavy handed management. 60+ hour work weeks if you want to even be considered for promotion. Pay scale 75% of Northern Virginia but Management constantly complains labor cost is very high.

Pros

Diverse cultural environment, Fast passed, good work life balance, supportive management - for contract work the pay is pretty decent and they function at a high contract employee #

Cons

They are really only hiring for contractors at this point so the work is not guaranteed as steady - you don't know how long your contract will last

Pros

- Progressive learning with a great mentor - Awesome Supervisor, care of my wellbeing - Great collegues, bonded (formed with efforts from everyone) - Multiple opportunity, from overseas learning to multi-fab collaborations - High fresh grad pay with OT pay too (many companies does not have this for engineers)

Cons

- Other benefits are lacking, e.g. annual leave/collaboration with other companies to bring in benefits for employees (hardly bother looking through HR sites for employee benefit, there isn't much...) - High workload, I max out my OT pay every month since I join - Work-life balance is hard to achieve especially for new hires. It comes with experience to prioritize your work, so communicates with your management.

Pros

The pay is good. If you want to find a job instantly with a good and high pay then Micron definitely delivers.

Cons

Poor management across departments High turnover