KARL STORZ reviews

In the last five years it has been a constantly evolving crapshoot of corporate directives and new visions. The upper management has done everything possible to improve their processes by holding countless management meetings and hiring an outside consultant to analyze the workflow. The consultants determined that 90% of the issues were with management, and convoluted redundant tasks pushed farther and farther down the line to the busiest personnel. After receiving the report from the consultants they determined that they would take the recommendations and do the opposite. This led to a steadily widening gap between management and employees. It was clear the management had received corporate directives which were then parroted along without questions or pushback. The most recent restructuring caused an exodus of the best talent, leaving the good workers to pick up their loads. Next wave will leave only the workers that can’t afford to change jobs and are happy to get a check. I don’t see a future at this company. Should be seen as a stepping stone only, if you’re willing to endure the pain.

A lot of mandatory company meetings that sometimes can cut into work flow and result in stress to meet deadlines. There is an unspoken hierarchy. The higher level employee you are the higher floor your office is located. High-level employees only associate with equal-level employees (they won't even say hello if you say hello to them and you are not on their level). If you get in with the right group, you have a good chance of climbing the ladder. The problem is you would have to sacrifice relationships with people on the lower floors.