Makino reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)

Peter Hoecklin

67% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Makino has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 238 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Makino employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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238 reviews
3.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work load varies sometimes more sometimes less. Managers usually pretty reasonable about time off requests. Recently increased from 2 to 3 weeks of vacation per year for new hires and added a buyback option for unused vacation.

Cons

Negotiate hard for higher starting pay because once you're in you're only getting marginal increases. Career progression is slow and dependent on relationships more than hard skills. Training is trial by fire far more often than anything formal. Lots of people coasting by while others work hard and get practically nothing but experience in return. Yearly "PPP" reviews are practically pointless and dont make much of a difference in your pay. Company loves to give out 2-3% "raises" per year which amount to nothing more than cost of living adjustments when you factor in inflation. Certain departments and jobs are hard to transfer out of once you're in. Management is a mixed bag some good managers but most are not. It depends on the managers market segment. Many good people have quit over certain managers.

4.0
Jan 22, 2026

Review

Recommend
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Pros

Many employees have been here a long time. There is a bunch of knowledge across all departments in which you can learn a lot from. Everyone is willing to take time out of their day to help you.

Cons

Most departments in which their employees are able to perform their job duties remote are allowed to work a hybrid schedule, while others are required to be in office full time. Should be a company wide policy and not left up to each manager. Don't allow new hires to negotiate for more than the minimum 3 weeks starting vacation even though they have 15+ years of professional work experience and 5+ weeks of vacation at their previous employer.

3.0
Sep 15, 2025

not a bad place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good company benefits for the money

Cons

they have no loyalty to employees

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