Toxic culture of over-control, no customer focus - Manager Formlabs Employee Review

2.0
Aug 17, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Free snacks and meals, cool office for the most part. You can learn from some smart people. Free 3D printing is nice but gets old after a year unless you're a maker.

Cons

Toxic workplace full of micromanagement and over-control. C Suite makes all decisions and does not empower dept. leadership. If you want to give a $1000 raise, the C Suite must approve. You get little to no autonomy to make any decisions. The company does not care about the customer beyond getting the sale. The products do not last and often have systematic issues out of the box; engineering just shrugs, and no REAL improvements take place. Incredibly clique-ish place where you're either "in" or "out" and if you're "out", you're treated like Harry Potter under the staircase. The CEO aspires to be Elon Musk and rules like a tyrant, openly embarassing employees in meetings, has no EQ. Little to no diversity in leadership as well. C Suite is just trying to cash out in IPO and they do not care if they have to turn it into ashes in the process. Can't wait for HR to come and reply and gaslight some more and tell folks how this isn't real.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Get to work with smart and passionate people that care a lot about the company mission. Career opportunities are incredible for high performers.

Cons

Tough worklife balance & can be intense at times

5.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great products, friendly people. Supportive management. Good work life balance

Cons

minimal Holidays and "flexible" time off

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