My advice? Take a different job. - Anonymous employee Align Technology Employee Review

2.0
10 Apr 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great people, they pay well. Interesting product and strong brand recognition.

Cons

This went from being a really great place in 2009 - 2011, but then it all fell apart in the last year. Now they have blown out all of the old senior leadership and replaced them with people who have a fundamentally different set of values and priorities. The marketing department has been in a constant state of flux for 18 months, and the recent changes have been for the worse, not the better. Personal lives and work/life balance are no longer respected. Face time is prioritized above all else, far more important than results. Where we had a culture that was collaborative and based on teamwork and mutual respect, we are now expected to play politics and everybody is out for themselves. CYA, finger pointing, and ignoring the problems are the only way to survive the new regime. If they don't like you, they will make your life miserable until you quit.

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Pros

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