Do Not Work in Operations, Especially Injection Molding
Pros
- Just IPO'd, so more money will come in from investors, especially retail investors. - Good business model with lots of big-name clients that would look good on a resume.
Cons
Heads-up: Most of the positive reviews on here are from managers and current employees, who have chipped in (overwhelmingly positively, of course) at the directions of upper management. - Xom consistently hires wrong people for the jobs to fill open positions and increase headcount. - Shockingly unprofessional COO with anger management issues. Often yells at VPs and other employees in meetings when there is no need for it. - In Case Management, you are required to consistently use pressure and fear tactics against already overloaded sweatshop-like suppliers in China and the US to work weekends and overtime without any extra pay. This is how Xometry undercuts the competition. - Turnover is still embarrassingly high. There's rarely a week where someone doesn't quit. - Work-life balance is not a thing. If you raise concerns about your workload, at best you will be told to figure out how to handle it yourself, and at worst you will be put on a Performance Improvement Plan (on your way to being let go). The way I see it, everyone's motivation has an exhaustion point. Even if you are young and extra motivated (like I was when I started), you cannot give your 100% every single hour of every single day. And once that you reach that point of giving 80-90% for a few days, even if it is for valid personal reasons, management can threaten you using a PIP (which could very likely lead to termination, like it did for a few people I know). You would think that since this is a small company, you have many opportunities for growth and moving to other teams. Even though they will tell you this during the interviews, switching teams is actually a lot harder than you would think. VERY few people are able to do this. Upper management wants you to stay where you are for 2-3 years, presumably for stability. Every company's management has a style. Xometry's management style is using fear, threats and berating to make you work like a machine, regardless of your needs. Some people realize this in 6 months, some in a year, and for some it takes longer. But once they do realize it, they quit. This is why there is a revolving door of employees leaving. If you don't have an issue with this management style, then you will do great. If you are a prospective employee who is interviewing with Xom or have an offer, I strongly urge you to reach out to ex-employees and ask them why they left.
