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Hemlock Semiconductor

Part of Corning

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Long term employee demoted due to so called business down turn, 33% reduction in pay without any reason. - RCO Hemlock Semiconductor Employee Review

1.0
Jan 13, 2014
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Pros

It used to be a great place until new management types created a 2 tier employment, causing internal turmoil amongst employees. Demotions and dismissal were very unfair and only based on who was related to who, and who played golf with who, and to get rid of pensions.

Cons

Too many to fit, unfair labor practices, intimidating type behavior, supervisors who shouldn't even work with people, engineers don't always make good bosses. New ways are causing higher turn over rate, not good for a dangerous plant dealing with chemicals and running high pressure systems. Consistent high quality trained people are being sent packing due to higher wages and pensions, now the company can afford to invest in new ventures by reducing salary,wages and benefits, this must be the new Michigan.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

- LONG hours. 7 consecutive 12-hour days per pay period, on call for days off. Management would make vague threats for those who didn’t cover coworkers’ sick days, despite offering no incentives for being on call. - Made lofty promises of ability to move up at the company, usually opted to hire externally. - Two-faced management, would be on the side of whoever they were talking to in the moment but would inevitably choose the path of least resistance with upper management. - Constantly in crisis. Every situation was life or death in nature, but nothing really happened either way. - Short-sighted business goals. Would opt to sell lower purity material at higher volumes to meet quotas quarter-by-quarter, but neglected process improvement for high purity material production. This cannot compete with Chinese manufacturers long term, as evidenced by the steady decrease in bonuses and cost of living adjustments (as well as general departmental funding). - General culture of apathy, delusional management, and resistance to process improvement.

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