Miss my colleagues, my work and the culture - Anonymous employee Straumann Group Employee Review

4.0
Jan 22, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I had great colleagues and peers. Rank and hierarchy was known but rarely needed. All roles were clearly defined and (job) scope creep was almost non-existent. I had a series of good bosses in Straumann. Benefits and perks were generous and bonuses were sufficient to a couple of month's pay, once the multipliers from business kicked in.

Cons

HQ was a pain and a nuisance. Everyday at 3 pm onwards, there would be very heated discussions with HQ in Switzerland, with some "new graduate" who visited Asia on a backpacking trip after university and thinks they know how business is run in Asia. Even the Swiss in the office get into arguments with these "geniuses" in HQ. Also, Marketing is run by someone who understands high-level but cannot relate to the ground. Confuses the Sales and Marketing teams in all countries. The Marketing Head cannot inspire or sell any concept or product internally to colleagues or customers.

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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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