Unstable Company, Disappointing Experience.
Pros
SOME legacy Praxair employees are intelligent, capable, and very pleasant to work with. Decent salary (although the justification seems to be that you'll be laid off eventually.)
Cons
This company lays off 10-15% of its workforce every 18 months, hires, and then repeats the cycle. I was hired as a 'Plant Design Engineer', however, I immediately discovered that the role only consisted of overseas personnel coordination and technical support which is commonly referred to as a 'Mechanical Project Engineer,' (someone else posted a similar review.) All engineering and design work is performed in India, Germany, or 3rd parties. My direct manager was terryble, never in my career have I had a manager let out an audible 'ughh' to my face or on Teams calls when asked for clarification or guidance, my apologies that I haven't been designing piping systems for over 20 years! In May of 2025 I was transferred with no explanation and against my will into a QA/QC role that blindsided me with a 50% travel requirement. During the transition to the new position, a director (this person couldn't manage a McDonald's) tried to justify it by saying 'you've actually always been a part of the quality department' which was a complete lie. Between the layoffs, restructuring, & constant outsourcing, the Tonawanda site is a shell of what it was when it was Praxair. It's never a good sign when senior employees have a 'countdown until retirement' on dry erase boards in their office or retire early due to workplace drama. My employment here (thankfully somewhat short) was a frustrating waste of time and I left the company with very few meaningful skills and relevant experience. My role was outsourced to India before my last day after giving 2 weeks notice prior, they couldn't wait to outsource it.
