MKS Instruments reviews

Massive gulf between upper management and the people on the ground. Little to no leadership - in a crisis, even the managers throw their hands up and say "I don't know, I guess I'll just do nothing," and the people miles above who are making the decisions do an extremely poor job of relaying vital information. Company is too complex and over-organized - fighting against institutional inertia to solve even simple problems is like running uphill through razor blades. Absolutely no accountability for toxic employees and practices. Forced to use tools that make work much, much harder. Barely any vacation, and forced to take it at specific times for a company shutdown, making it's nearly-impossible to plan a vacation for yourself at a time of your choosing unless it coincides with the shut-downs (which aren't announced until a month out). Company prefers to hire from outside rather than promote from within, so there are minimal career advancement opportunities. IT department is practically non-existent.

There are so many cons that I am afraid to start listing them: * Favoritism * Useless HR * Gaslighting * Dysfunctional * Lack of supervision * Haphazard 'training' * Lack of real direction * Extreme lack of morale * Severe lack of diversity * Toxic work environment * Work on good work-life balance. * Protocols blatantly ignored * Program Managers are clueless * Expectations are totally unrealistic * Employees are fired without any warning * Absurdly poor communication and leadership * Backstabbing and finger pointing on a grand scale * Lack of opportunity for growth or advancement * Newly hired management has made it exceedingly toxic * Some employees are immensely angry but afraid to speak out * Idle threats being made by my immediate supervisor toward 'the team' * Long standing feuds between employees that effects work getting done * Extreme lack of communication, everyone is afraid to talk to each other * Employees are completely ignored when ask Upper Management for help * Building needs of a major overhaul especially the elevator that is constantly "Out of Order" or people constantly get stuck in between floors * etc...etc...etc...