Ludicrous Leadership! - Anonymous employee Hach Company Employee Review

1.0
Sep 6, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Maybe the paycheck, but you're selling your soul for it.

Cons

What Hach calls Process the rest of Corporate America would call Gross Mismanagement. Fail Fast due to lack of planning and clear vision while iterating thru fixes Is Not Process! If you enjoy doing your work over and over because the requirements are never properly framed by your leader the 1st, 2nd, 3rd... time, you'd love it here. If you enjoy having your hair set on fire regularly because your leader decided to make a material change over night with effectively zero detailed planning, you'd love it here. If you think every "leadership" request should be a drop everything and make it happen fire-drill, you'd love it here. If you enjoy getting emailed on your days off and expected to respond to them, if you're lucky enough to even be able to take days off that is, you'd love it here. If you think Work-Life balance is a ludicrous concept, you'd love it here. If you are/were an employee in Sales/SalesOps and can relate to this post, Like it so those considering working at Hach are given fair warning before they accept their jobs.

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5.0
Jan 26, 2026
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Pros

Flexible PTO Super friendly management and executives Accepting culture. You can actually be yourself (tattoos and all) Fantastic pay and benefits They treat their employees really well

Cons

I've been here for almost 2 years and I really haven't found any cons yet.

2.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, good hours, fairly simple tasks, some hybrid flexibility.

Cons

Constant micromanaging of performance and KPIs. Performance is posted to the entire department with each error highlighted, be it minor or major. I was actively discourage from asking for help, or questions if I was unsure about an aspect of the job. Myself and my cohort were also actively discouraged from speaking or communicating with one another. This bred more competition and animosity between some employees in tandem with the constant focus on KPIs and comparing scores. Contract-to-hire was on a case-by-case basis and was said to be performance based as well as seniority based. This didn't always track as managers would be inclined to favoritism and certain employees would get fast-tracked or left behind their initial hire groups without explanation. Terrible first responder system for medical emergencies and education to employees on how to handle it (which occurred frequently).

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