MKS Instruments reviews about "work environment"

401K is a 50% match, would like to see that go to 100% match at 6%.

Not so much promotion, fixed jobs

No one at our site has authority to make even relatively small decisions. Off-site mid-level management has no clear chain of command and takes inordinately long to make decisions we should have been enabled to make at the local level to begin with. Often, the decisions that are made by corporate/mid-level are not only not timely, but also have negative effects on our business (alienate vendors and customers, cost us extra money, etc. Also, I feel that corporate talks about employee engagement, but doesn't walk the walk. I feel valued at the local level but feel like corporate doesn't even know I exist, let alone care about me or my contributions. For example, we have had two forced shutdowns in less than two months during which the company required employees to use their accrued vacation. I feel there are probably better ways to boost the company balance sheets without alienating employees.

Continual changing directives, forecasting problems

Too much time spent on OJT Too much time spent on purchasing (license, equipment)

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...

The culture is toxic and the leadership treats their employees like garbage.

Jealousy amongst co workers Hierarchy means nothing

culture, growth, personality development, communication, project management, marketing skills