Laid Back Work Atmosphere w/ Drawbacks - Engineer Qcells Employee Review

2.0
Apr 9, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work is laid back and easy to accomplish once you get the hang of it.

Cons

- No formal training. It's understandable at first due to the company's relatively young age, but it should have at least sent some of its highest performing engineers to professional PLC or robotics training as a form of investment into the company's future. - Barely any transparency in salary increases and bonuses. - Toxic culture. Some managers simply want the impossible or have no idea what is going on on the production floor. - Astonishing level of unprofessionalism displayed across all teams. This is the workplace, not a daycare center.

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2.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They pay for health insurance premium entirely. Contribute 2k to HSA if you opt into HDHP plan. Decent PTO + holidays

Cons

You cannot succeed here as an American. Unless you come in at upper leadership level, you must be Korean to progress. Toxic blame culture with no accountability. No collaboration across divisions, leaders only looking to further their power gain (at the expense of the company, let alone its employees). It seemed like the company actively hated their employees. 5 re-orgs in a couple years. Raises are very small (1-2%) even for high performers so salary quickly becomes much lower than market rate. You can be hired for one job and be given tasks for another. Like a completely different job. Employees not asked about transferring to other positions, it’s forced by management. Overall, very bizarre. Koreans have it better than Americans but on the flip side, they are expected to work 24/7. It’s sad for everyone.

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