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Element Materials Technology

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Worst company I've ever worked for. - Marketing Specialist Element Materials Technology Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2022
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Pros

Permanent remote status for my role

Cons

Ridiculously pathetic benefits. Only matched 1% on 401k after a year of employment. Hardly paid anything toward medical. Health plan choices were pretty dismal. HR rep in Huntington Beach was useless. Never replied to emails, couldn't get paperwork right, crappy attitude. Head of HR in Huntington Beach was just collecting a check, had no idea what the company did, or who any of the people in the company were. Absurd expectations and work load with zero training. Their idea of training was to watch 20 hours of filmed zoom calls. The material is highly technical and requires a lot of background information so training was crucial but not available. My weeks were often 60+ hours, partly because of the lack of training and partly because the expectations were just unreasonable. 30% turnover in 3 months should tell them something. Every day I got a new notice that someone else was leaving. I met a lot of people who were just quitting without a new job to go to because it was just such a bad place to work. This also caused inexperienced staff to be promoted to management before they were really ready or qualified to be managers, causing further problems.

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5.0
Jan 18, 2026
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Pros

Amazing colleagues, good communication, flexible time off, good pay

Cons

There are none that come to mind

2.0
Jul 19, 2026
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Pros

The job is fun and you will get to see and do cool things. The skills you learn here are rare to obtain anywhere else in the industry, which makes you an attractive option to other employers. Sadly, that’s where the positives end.

Cons

- “Good ol’ boys” culture. Practically everyone already knows each other, with people hiring friends and family. Coworkers and management engage in cliques and favoritism. Two-faced coworkers will exclude, snitch on, blame, and backstab other coworkers repeatedly. - Awfully poor training. Certain senior technicians have no interest in involving or teaching you how to do the job. - Severely undermanaged and understaffed, which management has no idea how to fix. Management is only ever involved when something goes wrong. Accountability is a one-way street for certain individuals, and finger-pointing/blame culture is rampant. Depending on who you are, honest mistakes will be reprimanded severely while major safety violations warranting termination go completely unpunished. - High turnover. 30 people have left within the past year, with 11 of them not even making it to 1 year before jumping ship. The site averages a headcount between 50-60. There are less people year-over-year. - Zero growth opportunities. They hire new grads at the same or higher pay grade than people with years of experience.

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