Pros
- A multicultural team with lots of colleagues from outside Hungary. As a foreigner, it is a very welcoming environment. The people working at Formlabs are frequently reported as people’s favorite thing about the job. - Many benefits similar to other young tech companies on the market, and in many cases exceeding them. - The company has taken salary bench-marking and inflation correction seriously. They want the best talent in the Budapest office and are making the investment necessary to do so. - Supporting an interesting line of products. The printers offer engaging and complex technical challenges to solve as a support team. As employees, we also are interested in using the products on our own time to work on personal projects or making stuff for fun. It’s a significant difference to say, supporting B2B logistics software. - Professional customer base. The customers and partners Formlabs supports are all professionals, and express themselves in a constructive manner. Reports of customer service agents receiving communication with abusive language are extremely infrequent. - Striving for improvement. Formlabs is a company that puts the resources necessary behind solving the problems that customers experience. It’s not always a quick process, but it does happen eventually.
Cons
- Expectations are high for every employee. For people who get satisfaction of pushing themselves and working hard, this is a plus. However, when your life outside of works becomes busy and stressful, it’s safe to assume your life at Formlabs will not slow down. - Changes happens quickly. The work and the expectations will constantly be changing, and you will be expected to keep up with them and consistently perform to a high standard. - A current bias towards filling open roles with external talent. Formlabs is looking for employees who can perform the functions of every job to a high level, and generally would prefer to bring external talent in to fill that gap. If you are looking to grow your career or your skill set, your mobility may be limited for most opportunities.