IPG Photonics Reviews
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- "I also think that an entire product line was scapegoated for issues that were 100% relevant to poor management." (in 9 reviews)
- "Work load varies by department , hard to advance position , bad communication between supervisors" (in 7 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Intensive environment, lots of experience
Cons
Can be a bit hectic
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Dynamic Agile Focus on People
Cons
I do not have much negative comments
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Generous compensation. Professional colleagues at San Jose, CA facility.
Cons
Entire engineering department laid off. Change in business environment and leadership decided our group was expendable.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good pay for long hours
Cons
No work life balance at all
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits. Good working environment. Nice people.
Cons
Low starting wage. Very difficult to get a pay increase. No annual reviews. My supervisor said it was next to impossible to get any raise other than a yearly cost of living adjustment and chance for an annual bonus anywhere between 5 and 10 percent of your annual wage. They will make you work in a harder position without giving you the title or pay associated with the position.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
I love my supervisor. He's great. Always kind and reasonable. And I have decent benefits and ok pay for my age.
Cons
Pay is a bit low for what I do. I have heard many stories and firsthand accounts about a manager in the other building, 50G, where they make diodes, who creates nightmares for employees. He takes pictures of their workspaces if a chair isn't pushed in, or if a single paper is on the floor. He micromanages everyone and everyone knows who this guy is. Nobody likes to deal with him.
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great technology and forward thinking company
Cons
It can be too R&D focused at times
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Cool technology undermined by an awful environment
Cons
3 engineers had to go to therapy because of how they were treated by “superiors”… no joke. You’ll hear things like “you’re not cut out to be an engineer” and “it is what it is” when they demean you and “don’t tell management what I said to you”. Be prepared to work 50-60 hour weeks as an engineer. Fear driven culture. Command and control culture where good ideas are snuffed out by petty politics. Lots of nepotism- family members get to sit back and collect big bonuses and let the workhorses get their hands dirty. No HR oversight so any complaints or concerns you share with your manager WILL be used against you. No upward mobility.
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We value our current and former employees feedback so we’d be happy to learn more about what specifically you experienced. Please feel free to contact the HR Service Center at 508-373-1300 to discuss this with your HR Business Representative at your earliest convenience.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good place to work in general
Cons
Pay rate is not accurate
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Flexible work schedule, nice people, local, competitive pay,
Cons
No desire to improve processes. Poor culture. No internal training. No encouragement to develop.
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IPG Photonics has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 185 reviews left anonymously by employees. 52% of employees would recommend working at IPG Photonics to a friend and 33% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
52% of IPG Photonics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated IPG Photonics 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at IPG Photonics to be coworkers, compensation, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.
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