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MKS Instruments

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MKS Instruments reviews

4.0

85% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)
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John T.C. Lee

90% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

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86 reviews

Reviews about "Management"

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5.0
Nov 20, 2022

MKS is a Solid Company

Sr. inside sales engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Colleagues, Decent Pay, Management cares, generally strong experience and competence across teams.

Cons

Large corporation means some things move slowly or are difficult to change. Office was a bit dated. Older cohorts mean risk of expertise leaving upon retirement without many younger colleagues to take up the knowledge.

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MKS Instruments Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are glad to read you had a positive experience with MKS culture. We take pride in our innovative and respectful work environment and are committed to providing management that our employees can trust. We are passionate about Innovation and believe you can innovate in any role or function. We always want our employees to feel empowered to share their ideas. It is great to see that you recognized the potential in others and pushed for their development and success. As a large organization, we are constantly working to stay up to date with the latest processes and are paying particular focus this year to succession planning, to further ensure our employees have opportunity for promotion and growth. Feel free to reach out to us with thoughts on how we can address these areas at MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com.
4.0
Nov 15, 2022

Review of MKS

Talent acquisition specialist
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work/ Life balance Respectable workload Working towards a more mature model and ways of working. Making great progress. Salary is competitive Good leadership team Business treats you as a partner

Cons

Not much of a bonus to speak of if you are not in a management position Need more sourcing tools PTO package

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MKS Instruments Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to give feedback. It is great that your role at MKS allows you to balance your workload and your home-life in a healthy way. There are so many benefits to a healthy work-life balance, but most importantly, a positive impact on your overall wellbeing. Having leadership you can trust and being treated as an important part of the team are both crucial aspects of a positive workplace culture that MKS is proud of. In terms of bonuses and PTO, MKS strives for a competitive pay and benefit package, and we continually evaluate our comprehensive benefits offerings to ensure we are appropriately aligned to the market. Thank you again for your feedback. If you have any additional thoughts, please don’t hesitate to reach out to MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com.
2.0
Nov 7, 2022

Very political culture in HR and TA

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The products are interesting and are sold to the big Semiconductor companies.

Cons

After some new management started in HR and Talent Acquisition they started hiring their former co-workers who were not capable of doing their jobs. That turned the culture of the HR teams into a group who spent most of their time micro-managing, back stabbing and speaking to the staff like they were children. Also the pay and other compensation is not competitive to other companies in the industry unless you were one of the former co-workers. Then you would get offered a job level well above your skills/experience plus stock and sign on bonuses. The best engineers who were critical hires didn't get sign on bonuses...

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MKS Instruments Response
3y
It sounds like you left MKS with some frustration. Adjusting to new management and change can be difficult. When difficult issues arise between colleagues or within teams, we encourage employees to start a dialogue that “honors mutual respect & constructive candor”, as part of our Guiding Principles. We are a global organization which is diverse across many aspects, including gender, age and race. This diversity enables us to meet our mission to be the “Innovation Leader and Trusted Partner Pushing the Boundaries of Possibility.” If you have any additional feedback or would like to discuss your situation further, please don’t hesitate to reach out to MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com.
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