Unprofessional, high stress culture - Anonymous employee IPG Photonics Employee Review

1.0
Mar 21, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company is highly profitable. selling fiber lasers.

Cons

Dysfunctional management style, fragmented departments operate in a vacuum. At worst, significant decisions are made by managers, or other key individuals, who do not posses the required knowledge other than what is necessary for promoting their own self interests. Lack of organizational structure and inability to follow basic business processes negatively impacts culture, operations and new product development.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

Great culture and the people are wonderful.

Cons

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1.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

Can't think of any pros at IPG Medical.

Cons

Don't go by the size of the company. They have no processes in place. Extremely toxic leadership. They have no control on the old guard. You will see a lot of people there for decades, but not a lot of new people. New people run away from there. The place is full of extreme micromanagement, disrespect towards employee's education and experience. They like to plan but not follow the plan. Resource allocation is a joke. A handful of people are overworked and a majority of people are twiddling their thumbs. Only those knowing the old guard benefit from that place. Everyone else is an outsider.

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