IPG Photonics reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(261 total reviews)
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Eugene Scherbakov

51% approve of CEO

39% 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
2.0
Nov 2, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Paid holiday schedule Sometimes had a food truck, which was good because there is no food service in the "World Headquarters" cafeyeria. Just vending machines. Not very impressive for a high-tech manufacturing company.

Cons

Parking major issue. Workers have to drive around and around finding a space. Talk of expanding but nothing done. Having enough parking for employees and visitors is basic business 101. Yet, VPs and CEO have a big show with their reserved spaces (usually empty) at the front entrance. Very bizarre show of hierarchy. Systems/technology very outdated and under utilized. Use of automation is even discouraged. Dated system of needing paper signatures and manual forms. Overall a tribal knowdge is King. No one except maybe a long tenured employee can explain why things are the way they are. A lot of CYA saving of emails and cya was encouraged by managers. Also, uncalled for verbal outbursts by "high level" managers to lowered level workers. Male dominated management/ VP levels emphasizes little to no diversity in the company. Big aversion by upper management to have trainings and group meetings. They consider it a waste of time you could be on the floor working. Very, very strange company style is all I can say about it. Would not recommend to anyone.

2.0
Oct 31, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive pay. Working hands-on with cool, new technology that does well in the marketplace. Inventing new technologies before other organizations. The people are talented and most managers have employees best interest.

Cons

IPG is only focused on being profitable. Little diversity. There is little concern for the people who work there and the CEO/Senior Leaders remain out of sight. There is no communication whatsoever from the C-suite, leaving employees and middle managers in the dark. VP's and above are overcompensated (vast majority are white male). The company buys and renovates too many buildings which is a very costly endeavor.

4.0
Oct 28, 2019

Great company, great products and technology

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company has a cutting edge product and R&D. Top notch engineering team. Highly recommended for the young engineer.

Cons

Mfg. Environment is very fast paced and much is expected.

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