Formlabs reviews

Disorganization to the point where there is no accountability. Even in management it is difficult to do hold anyone accountable. The opportunities and raises and bonuses are lies, and are only reserved for the heads of each department/PHD's, regardless of the additional work you do or impact you have on the product. Management is nepotistic, as echoed in previous reviews, leaving no real advancement opportunities available. Ostracism. If you disagree with the formlabs way, suggest something better, express discontent, or "go against the grain" to accomplish things more efficiently, you will simply be ostracized. Very relaxed attitude towards safety. There were many complaints that went unresolved despite being reported to the safety officer, management, and ultimately OSHA, then the company pretended like they had no idea what went wrong or why. Pay well below the area average. Management tries to goad you into working there by pushing the idea of stock options and free health insurance, but if you've worked at startups before, you will know that these benefits have become pretty commonplace and are not worth such a huge pay cut. Work overload. Poor scheduling and disorganization make everything constantly feel like that last minute rush.Procurement issues are rampant, no one is to be held accountable, leading the lower level guys to work constantly to try to make up for the deficit. When this is brought up to management, they respond by asking you to work more hours, even if you've already worked over 40 hours that week. Parking. There simply isn't enough. Lastly, Formlabs distributes emails to encourage their employees to leave positive reviews on Glassdoor in order to "win cool awards" and appeal to more prospective employees. There was a recent string of very good talent leaving the company for better prospects, and no effort at retention was made. Everyone is disposable to the company. Very little actual talent stays longer than 1-3 years.

Unhealthy and unprofessional work environment, no work/life balance, job and sales plan would constantly change to stagnate wages, high turn over rate, low pay for comparable jobs down the street. You are lied to from the beginning, your pay is low compared to exactly comparable jobs without any extra stock options to come close to making up for it. Example 'We offer unlimited PTO!' - Turned out to be a lie and we were told how to request PTO...They took away days we could work from home, etc. Basically any benefit offered by a company in 2020 when a job can be done from home. They lie to customers as well and a manager at a town hall said that lying to customers was part of being a startup...? Once we hit a certain number of employees benefits including great health insurance were slashed. Multiple missteps with major/flagship product launches. Fuse was launched literally YEARS too early (still not released while writing this), but they had no problem taking payment in full as "reservations". Form 3/3L release was a series of bad leadership decisions after another; Hurting sales reps reputations with no acknowledgement or corrective action taken by senior leadership. Employees who spoke up were ostracized and/or let go. CEO and upper management are incompetent and immature; They lack the capacity to take responsibility and acknowledge what they have done wrong. Cult like atmosphere, you're either in or you are out based on how popular you are or how long you have worked there. CEO and upper mgmt expect everyone to have an "employee number 3 at the company" attitude when in reality you're probably #500+ with a couple hundred shares and low pay... HR is non existent and run by unqualified people who have worked there "since the beginning" and are untouchable, hence the cult like work environment that is only perpetuated by this group. Told they have progressive and forward thinking staff/workplace atmosphere - Last manager before quitting was outright racist and homophobic. Company did not seem to care about how he makes Formlabs look or how it affected our team's moral. Company designed so only sales people have direct lines and working phones = Sales ends up doing all other departments jobs that require customer facing interactions. A logistics team that does NOT call or speak with customers...? As people quit, they are never replaced leading to more and more jobs falling onto people who should not be doing them. Upper mgmt also mentioned we don't have money to pay people higher salaries, and people should be grateful for what they are already getting, all while the company spends $60k a WEEK, that's $60,000/week on lunch that you have no control over- Hope you like all vegan and veggie options! All of the "perks" they try to confuse and lure you with are not as good as they seem: We have beer and cider! - Reality: Keg is always tapped or Foamy We have Ping pong! - Who cares? I'm at work and it ends up starting arguments/it's disruptive (people got banned from playing over game related arguments) We have a full kitchen with snacks! - So I can work here longer and never go home?? All of the perks they offer = Less money on your paycheck and excuses for them to tell you how great you have it working there. Always remember: You can't pay your rent in ping pong games and foamy beer. Too many kids starting their first job at this company too, don't work here if you're looking for a professional environment, basically 'high school + printers'. Find a job that will not use and abuse you, too many amazing opportunities in Boston and Greater Boston Area to fall victim. High turn over rates and brain-drain occurring are not a curse at this place, they are a symptom of a diseased and delusional management team.