ZEISS Group reviews

Management ride the coat tails of the people who do the actual jobs. And don't recognise their effort. My favourite one- some members of management getting awarded for doing the bare minimum and worse, creating a toxic work environment. Cue jaws dropping to the ground of their newly quaffed carpet. Management rarely took on board your suggestions to make the work more efficient. But happy to leave work early. Management expected miracles from the bare minimum they gave you to work with. Management slow to complete the tasks they said they would complete. Too busy having bogus meetings and drinking free coffee. Meaning your job was harder for longer. I have never in my life felt so belittled or dismissed by management despite my qualifications. I wonder how far down, the company that carries out this year's "great place to work" survey will move the goal posts just so Zeiss can maintain being "a great place to work"... 60%? Or 50%?

-Immature management that struggles to maintain professional boundaries and a professional approach to work (rather than emotional and inappropriate outbursts) -'Old boys' network with incredible resistance to learning about and promoting diversity within the company, which makes it a very frustrating, degrading, and unpleasant workplace if you do not fit into their standard employee profile -No diversity in management or c-suite -Inability to effectively communicate with HQ in Germany -Resistance to improving efficiency in processes that would promote customer retention and satisfaction -Inefficient processes in everything from shipping, fulfillment, management communication, payment, and internal structure -Discriminatory practices within the company that are not addressed -Very poor communication from all levels of management leading to significant misunderstandings and poor efficiency at work -'Blame' culture, rather than focusing on efficient, intelligent problem solving