it takes a lot of effort to stay sane - Product Manager Leica Microsystems Employee Review

- for the time I was there, new employees onboarding is practically inexistent (there's an official process where boxes are ticked, in reality it's not an immersion; I and coworkers I know did a lot on our own and that consumes energy for months) --> if you're new to the industry/job, good luck. - little to no trust between some leadership and employees, both way (during my time there; maybe has changed meanwhile). - some group leaders carry a lot of responsibility besides being responsible for their people, which means compromising on leading people a big time in order to satisfy the bosses above. I had to deal with a lot of fire without my manager's support. This is also a pro, where one can learn, but it has become a downside with time because it's too much absence of support. - if you are not talkative, your seniors assume you are not doing enough. Loud people get the attention. - matrix structure makes things more complicated, with a lot of hierarchy. That's the case in other matrix companies. - atrocity rate of employees was relatively high - salary is low versus market value (figured this out later) -huge difference between men and women's salary for same position and taking the experience into account (obviously not so many women there anyway) - HR leadership was aggressive and arrogant (don't know if that changed) - Leadership where I was, was micro controlling/trust issues, and talking to employees about their coworker(s), instead of addressing directly any issue in face without back talking. - chaotic - Danaher (mother company) squeezes each little penny out of the daughter company, to increase their margins/reduce costs. This implies strict, nonsense and long processes at all levels (travel approval, open office with no concentration possibility, a lot of top-bottom changes and decisions, etc.). - Mostly all men there (employees and leadership), especially the older ones, should learn how to deal with women coworkers with respect, and accept that women are as competent as they are if not more where valid. I have witnessed and heard about many disrespectful situations where inappropriate remarks have been said to women employees, with no safety margin to report the behavior/remark, because those remarks or behaviors come from the boss or the boss's boss or the colleague upon whom this woman is relying for her immersion. In addition to educating them, a safe way should be found to protect the women undergoing such situations when they report their coworker or boss. - 'customers first' is the slogan. In reality, Danaher is first, then customers, and at no point are their own employees well-being which is sad.