Great if you don't mind brown nosing ladder climbers in management - Anonymous employee Straumann Group Employee Review

1.0
May 28, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Not many other than the espresso machine and the wild turkeys that came around in the fall. The general staff were mostly good people.

Cons

Rampant favoritism, backstabbing, manipulation and power hungry middle managers. You never knew when the rug would get pulled out from under you. Some of experiences I had included vacation time being removed from my ADP profile without communication because a manager thought you were not working hard enough (later replaced after discovering this and presenting the information to upper management and HR - manager then put the 6 days back and said 'I guess you really are doing your job') to false contract negotiations, manager getting angry and raising their voice to the point of yelling during meetings, project plans being drafted by managers who have no concept or understanding of the technology involved and then pushed onto you with expectations of completion in a completely unrealistic timeline and budget, agreements made with C-level management reneged upon. They didn't even pay out the minimum bonus for the year even though that was a significant portion of my salary. When leaving they provided a written document that stated they would not contest unemployment and then twice filed documents with the State of Massachusetts attempting to cancel that which they offered with a severance agreement. There were some very talented senior staff and management - most of them left for other jobs leaving the dregs behind.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Excellent people, great company, great company culture

Cons

company growth comes with growing pains, company culture and money/time spent towards employee appreciation events seem to be waning.

2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

The new management can’t follow their own new rules. They change everything to fit their own narrative. If they don’t like what you are wearing, they will turn around and change the policy to be what they want , an example is dress code change. The new continuous improvement excellence manager thinks sh is in charge of the entire manufacturing floor. Instead of going to the manufacturing management she feels it’s necessary to go directly to employees who work on the floor and speak to them about what she doesn’t like. She knows nothing about working in a machine shop and makes up safety rules that don’t even apply. It’s overkill. Psychological safety is at risk as she and the new site manager do not welcome your thoughts or concerns it’s their way or no way. This is definitely a different company now and the culture went from goo to toxic.

Cons

Culture, pay, and OT payments not paid when holiday or using your vacation time sick time.

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