IPG Photonics reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(261 total reviews)
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Eugene Scherbakov

54% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

IPG Photonics has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 261 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IPG Photonics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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261 reviews
3.0
Dec 20, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Had a lot of freedom in my job and was able to grow an engineer.

Cons

My responsibilities would change almost daily and no repercussions were doled for those refusing my changes to manufacturing. My main goal was to improve production by reducing confusion on the engineering and manufacturing floors through better communication. Nobody would comment on changes until they were implemented despite emails and meetings. Instead, coworkers would go to our Director and complain about how they didn’t like the changes, which included unifying BOMs, revision control, and procuring parts. Qualified coworkers left between 2-3 years.

2.0
Feb 16, 2015

Closed door policy

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is great but the constant emergencies get old fast. If you are Russian, this is the place to work. No matter how stupid you are, or how many failures you manufacture, you will be kept.

Cons

Terribly mismanaged, emotion driven, reactionary environment. Constantly questioned and scrutinized even if results are evident. Always defending work, unless sanctioned by a Russian...and then the fall guy if a failure.

3.0
Nov 4, 2024

Has Potential

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Intelligent and hard working co-workers, can learn a lot from day one.

Cons

Compensation for the actual work done is well below what it should be.

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