Micron Technology Senior Process Development Engineer reviews

Company culture and management is terrible. Draconian, oppressive, manipulative, and judgmental. Major politics. Does not encourage people to think, only follow instructions (too bad things come up ALL the time that no instructions are written for). When something goes wrong (big or small does not matter), management always feels the need to find a scapegoat. Slight bias against women, foreigners, or people who are actually nice for management positions (same people who often end up being the scapegoat as well). Expected to work FAR more than 40hrs/wk or you "aren't a team player". Several positions require you to be on call 24/7.

Unrealistic expectations when it comes to workload; no clear prioritization scheme. Lots of projects started but not all are completed. On meetings, leads try to outperform each other on 'action items' that eventually fall to their subordinates. Low pay relative to workload. For $80,000/yr + $1500 bonus, you're expected to work from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, plus nights and weekends depending on the project you are working on, you'll be required to carry a pager/respond to a page 24/7. 'Training on the fly' is the norm. You really need to ask around because any mistakes are costly and will bite your butt. Pay freeze for two years now ... although the company is racking in profits and buying other companies (Elpida). For green card hopefuls, this is not a good company to sponsor you. Even engineers with MS and PhD degrees or more than 5 years experience gets an EB-3 application. You will likely get stuck on the same position until you get a green card (5-8 years). Old boy's network. Even technicians with no degrees become managers just because they helped set-up Micron back in Boise. Eventually, they get an executive MBA from GMU or BSU but they still manage like machine shop owners. Very few people are promoted, moderate to substantial bias against foreign workers when it comes to managerial positions. Middle management is eager to impress their senior bosses at the expense of subordinates. They suck big time.