Great for Entry-Level, Political Minefield at Management Level - Anonymous employee Makino Employee Review

2.0
Dec 9, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Valuable hands-on learning opportunities for junior staff. - Commitment to a strong safety culture. - Reliable bonus payouts although not very fantastic. - Good teamwork within departments, though inter-department collaboration varies.

Cons

-Promotions and appraisals are influenced more by upper management preferences than actual performance or contributions. -Limited career growth with no director-level positions, only managerial roles. -Frequent changes in management direction, often indecisive, creating confusion and last-minute deadlines for lower-level staff. -Constant restructuring every six months, disrupting stability and effectiveness. -Lack of proper training for new roles; employees are expected to adapt on their own. -Absence of formal documentation, leading to inconsistent processes and reliance on individual workarounds. -Focused on selling machines but lacks attention to operations and after-sales support; no clear strategy for targeted regions, resulting in stretched resources.

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Pros

Work load varies sometimes more sometimes less. Managers usually pretty reasonable about time off requests. Recently increased from 2 to 3 weeks of vacation per year for new hires and added a buyback option for unused vacation.

Cons

Negotiate hard for higher starting pay because once you're in you're only getting marginal increases. Career progression is slow and dependent on relationships more than hard skills. Training is trial by fire far more often than anything formal. Lots of people coasting by while others work hard and get practically nothing but experience in return. Yearly "PPP" reviews are practically pointless and dont make much of a difference in your pay. Company loves to give out 2-3% "raises" per year which amount to nothing more than cost of living adjustments when you factor in inflation. Certain departments and jobs are hard to transfer out of once you're in. Management is a mixed bag some good managers but most are not. It depends on the managers market segment. Many good people have quit over certain managers.

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