tesa Reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(153 total reviews)

Dr. Norman Goldberg

83% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

tesa has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 153 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The tesa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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153 reviews
2.0
13 Jun 2025

From Quirky Company to Total Mess

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Good PTO -4 weeks parental leave -Decent pay for the area -Some departments maintain flexibility that is beneficial for young families, but this seems to be decreasing over time -Used to promote primarily from within, unsure if this is now the case given that so many are now new -Opportunities for lateral moves to adjacent departments -HDHP and HSA options are good

Cons

-General lack of professionalism: non-existent policies, every manager writes their own rules, job roles change without broader communication so it can be difficult to know who is responsible for maintaining what -Poor training/onboarding: company stopped investing in training their employees after COVID and massive turnover means few people with experience and good training left, the blind leading the blind -Company was people/network driven, due to huge amount of turnover in USA and HQ this has broken and company does not have infrastructure to replace it--lots of lost knowledge and expertise -Unrealistic strategies and expectations and constant management change lead to poor results, low bonuses, and flight of high performers -North America is clearly seen in a negative light by global management -Many areas of the company have little to no paths for advancement within the same department -Many employees both new and old are phoning it in due to low morale, makes it hard to get things done when people outside of your immediate team are involved, and different teams and departments seem to be set against each other rather than working synergistically as they used to

3.0
4 Nov 2015

It's just OK

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most of the people I work with are really great, and genuinely want to do a good job and make a good product. The training can be very good, if you work for a Manager that will push you to be trained.

Cons

The pay is so-so. I don't make much more than I did several years ago. The company is very German, so processes are overly controlled and slow progress is made on changes.

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tesa Response
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Thank you for your review. We certainly have our challenges as an international company. Should you feel the need to express your concerns in further detail, please talk to your supervisor or HR representative. We appreciate the work you do for tesa tape.
3.0
29 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company has been around for a long time and makes really quality products. Many of the tapes are as good as you can find in the market and they are positioned well to compete. They have good infrastructure and have made investments in improving on that to keep up with demand, scaleability and innovation. Lots of really great people that work there.

Cons

Company lacks vision and leadership from the top down. Very conservative to the point of stingy. They don’t seem transparent with the current state of the company. I.e reported their best year in company history in 2021 but have slashed budgets in half, canceled meetings and events due to financial reasons and increased quotas higher than ever to make up for losses despite price increases being inline with inflation. Company has a lot of potential but operates from fear and comfortability rather than opportunity, passion and inspiration.

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