Good Culture, Poorly Structured for Execution - Principal Technologist Ingredion Employee Review

4.0
May 30, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The people are great to work with, and have a lot of experience to share. I only had one person turn me down harshly, but everyone basically knew they were difficult to work with so it wasn't surprising. Cross functional work was encouraged and often succeeded, but only to a point.

Cons

There are a LOT of barriers to execution, which is stressful when you consider that your bonus and career are dependent on your experimental success. The difficult part is getting anything to really go anywhere. All hours are tracked on every specific task, and until recently that included everything even down to weekly lab cleanings. A fair number of higher-ups have left the company recently, and there was a large re-org that is still currently laying people off as of May 2024.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Good people around you and everyone is helpful

Cons

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2.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

The low level employees are generally good people that got hired into the current mess.

Cons

Bedford Park plant is suffering from 15 years+ of neglect. The plant is literally falling into the ground as the incredible amount of leaks are dissolving the ground under the foundations. Union contract is strange and puts a large burden on the salary staff to "run" the plant. Corporate is currently in the plant in force running a shadow management team undermining all efforts of the actual plant management.

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