stepping stone to learn, then head out to real company - Engineer Formlabs Employee Review

2.0
Apr 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

-great vacation policy, work balance was great overall, even better on certain teams - Catered lunches and snacks - culture was fun: always had extracurricular activities going on -diverse academic background with engineers/technical teams -- made working on technical challenges interesting - benefits were ok - having ideas and growing them from ground up was common

Cons

-management is not well staffed or trained for rapid growth- with so many people joining, its very hard to be recognized for accomplishments, be held accountable for decisions/projects -lots of growing pains: not enough office/working bench/lab space and the huge safety issues that come along with that - During interview process, you are convinced that there are plenty of places to grow and learn but the reality is not that - can't be a scrappy startup for ever-- no investment in current employees except hiring new people like mad men - Hiring so many people for the sake of hiring people-new folks showed up on teams practically every week- not as effective as training current employees or investing in them by manager training/equipment to get jobs done easier - Low pay -- compensation is something that is brought up routinely but not changed(for better or worse)

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Formlabs Response
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Hi! Thanks for your honest feedback. We're glad you appreciated the culture we have here and the technical challenges the team faces everyday. As we continue to rapidly grow, we know that building our leadership is absolutely crucial for long-term success. Many of our recent efforts, such as redoing onboarding & writing an updated Handbook, have been tied to communication & training. In the next 6 months, POPS is prioritizing manager training, a review structure & growth opportunities for Formlings across the company. We're sorry that you didn't love your experience here, but we are committed to improving the Formling experience with your feedback. - POPS

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