Does ZEISS Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ZEISS Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ZEISS Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ZEISS Group?

80% of ZEISS Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ZEISS Group 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ZEISS Group?

Field Service Engineer (40) , Werkstudent (33) , Software Engineer (23) , Internship (21) , Manager (19) , Account Manager (18) , Intern (18) , Project Manager (18) , Applications Engineer (15) , Auxiliar De Produção (15) , Working Student (15) , Field Service Technician (14) , Product Manager (14) , Engineer (13) , Sales (13)

What are the pros of working at ZEISS Group according to real employee reviews?

"Good Work life balance and flexible" ((in 86 reviews)); "Good benefits when working there" ((in 74 reviews)); "Great people and mindset" ((in 58 reviews)); "My colleagues are nice and friendly." ((in 50 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 50 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ZEISS Group according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers and very mean to their employees." ((in 21 reviews)); "Extremely german and poor leadership" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management or corporate does not listen to other employees ideas." ((in 17 reviews)); "Limited opportunity for career growth" ((in 13 reviews)); "Haphazard training, I was never sure what was expected of me." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about ZEISS Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ZEISS Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at ZEISS Group in 2026.

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,079 total reviews)

Andreas Pecher

88% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

ZEISS Group has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,079 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ZEISS Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Nov 20, 2018

It is Zeiss or the highway!

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Bagel/donut Fridays. • Benefits, 401k & vacation days from day one.

Cons

• Zeiss refuses to recognize or maximize on individual strengths. • Zeiss allows "good old boy" culture to exist. • Zeiss doesn't listen to team members when asked for advice on how to improve company culture. • Micro-management style at Zeiss sucks the life out one's soul. • Zeiss offers a boatload of training, but they don't offer opportunities to apply what you've learned...so what you've learned is forgotten. • Laying off senior employees shoots yourself in the foot!

3.0

Feb 25, 2015

Run and don't look back

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people good health benefits 3 weeks vacation from start

Cons

Poor executive management team. Micro manage everything low salary for positions will use you until you eventually quite

3.0

Jan 3, 2015

Frustrating

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay for mid to upper management. Work / Life Balance is good

Cons

Chaotic. Difficult culture for non-Germans. Poor communication from Germany, and zero collaboration among US businesses. Everyone is on their own re: learning best practices. Very resistant to adding headcount, which leads to burn-out for survivors. Not enough people or robust systems to implement ever-increasing demands of bureaucracy in Oberkochen

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