Could have easily given it 2 stars - Professional MKS Instruments Employee Review

3.0
Jul 26, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Majority of fellow coworkers are good to work with. - Pay is good (..but not great) - Upper management seems to be changing for the better.

Cons

- Projects are not managed well. This leads to high-level of ambiguity in many facets of the project. Undefined roles and unclear timelines are two big examples. - Management approach leads to a high stress environment. - Company culture is non-existent. - Company doesn't really care about your personal professional development. - Not best at managing professionals and bringing out their talents. - Reluctance to embrace new technologies.

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MKS Instruments Response
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I am glad to read that you had a good working experience with your former peers; this is an important aspect for any role. As an organization, we believe we should develop & engage our people. This is one of our guiding principles. A significant part of professional development is on-the-job training, which naturally occurs through your work and interactions. A small portion of development is through formalized training programs. This is the 70/20/10 rule of employee development that most companies utilize: 70% of development in within an employee’s job, 20% happens through mentoring and developing key relationships and 10% happens through training which might include online study as well as training courses. Thank you for providing your feedback on the project work, we appreciate it. We strive to continually learn from feedback and will review your comments with the local team. We are happy to discuss this matter further if you would like to continue this conversation. Please feel free to contact us at: MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com

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Cons

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Cons

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