Stay Away - Information Technology Analyst Hach Company Employee Review

1.0
Sep 29, 2016
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Pros

Health insurance and air conditioning, rabbits live on the grounds and the occasional hawk or owl can be seen

Cons

Hach aims to be "competitive" in salary which means they pay the absolute minimum for the area to keep you around. There are no raises for exemplary employees, your title determines your pay. Salaried employees are expected to work 45 hours MINIMUM/wk (more like 50-60+) and everyone i know that takes vacation brings their work laptop and works during their vacation. Management provides Lip Service to employee concerns, nothing ever changes. Change Management is non-existent here, ideas are thrown out and implemented without any testing causing system outages or employee confusion or worse. Training is unrealistic, managers say they want to train people, and HR says they provide training (but only to managers). But you're expected to work your 60 hours and do your training outside of work. No sacrifice is made to train valuable employees. Budget cuts are the norm, spending freezes happen every other quarter, sales goals are never adjusted during the year (despite things like the China market crashing) so that they don't have to pay out a bonus. Don't expect to be promoted unless they like you. I see new managers that have no managerial or technical knowledge promoted simply because everyone likes them. Career growth and career paths are never discussed.

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5.0
Jan 26, 2026
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Pros

Flexible PTO Super friendly management and executives Accepting culture. You can actually be yourself (tattoos and all) Fantastic pay and benefits They treat their employees really well

Cons

I've been here for almost 2 years and I really haven't found any cons yet.

2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Decent pay, good hours, fairly simple tasks, some hybrid flexibility.

Cons

Constant micromanaging of performance and KPIs. Performance is posted to the entire department with each error highlighted, be it minor or major. I was actively discourage from asking for help, or questions if I was unsure about an aspect of the job. Myself and my cohort were also actively discouraged from speaking or communicating with one another. This bred more competition and animosity between some employees in tandem with the constant focus on KPIs and comparing scores. Contract-to-hire was on a case-by-case basis and was said to be performance based as well as seniority based. This didn't always track as managers would be inclined to favoritism and certain employees would get fast-tracked or left behind their initial hire groups without explanation. Terrible first responder system for medical emergencies and education to employees on how to handle it (which occurred frequently).

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