Hypertherm Associates reviews

Middle and lower management weak and often spend their entire working lives in pointless meetings where no clear consensus is derived, no minutes and no accountability. There are vast swathes of people who would usually have been fired or let go - but because we’re Hypertherm we can’t possibly get rid of them. This puts a lot of pressure on top performing associates - who have limited upward mobility because- 1) they are the ones who keep the lights on and we can’t risk promoting them and 2) they often have to pick up the slack from their inept colleagues who we can’t get rid of. There is also a culture of arrogance- especially where qualifications are concerned- someone without a degree can’t possibly do that job kind of thing which is very frustrating.

Consensus decision making leads to slow progress Pay is not competitive Culture is set by product design engineers Too many leaders, not enough people actually doing work