Not a good company for older workers - Senior Product Manager Hach Company Employee Review

1.0
Dec 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Average pay Average benefits Remote work available fantastic mission: water quality

Cons

1. Older associates are not valued and are being replaced at an alarming pace with recent college grads via the general development programs (GDPM) 2. Managers are promoted into areas where hey have little expertise (i.e., software) 3. Layoffs are becoming a common mechanism to silence creative associates 4. Little room for creativity 5. Advancement opportunities only exist for associates straight out of school that were brought into the development programs 6. Continuous turnover at the president level

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Hach Company Response
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At Hach we always want to ensure a positive environment where everyone feels they can reach his or her potential. We're sorry this was not your experience. We're always striving to be better, so this input is very helpful. Thank you very much for taking the time.

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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
Recommend
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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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