Trusted to Make Decisions - Director of Marketing Qcells Employee Review

5.0
9 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've been interviewing for interns lately, and I'm asked, "Why do I stay at Qcells?" I think the trust my direct supervisor and management give me is a core reason I choose to stay. The company has grown a couple hundred percent since I started in 2021. It's hard to stay as connected to your colleagues during that growth, but much of what made Qcells great then remains today. Despite our growth, we are still very much entrepreneurial. The company is open to people envisioning and executing new ideas. Things are not locked in stone. As a marketer, having the freedom to be creative is critical. Qcells is also invested in being a key player in the US market. We've had several deals and investment announcements that I think most other companies will never get to experience. That news makes me proud as an employee and excited to continue my journey.

Cons

Budget distributions can be complicated or opaque. It takes time to understand what budget I can move with and how to spend it. It isn't that I cannot spend; it just isn't always clear what I can do between the overall budget and expenditures. I will also mention that organizational restructuring and strategy change are frequent. There are often logical reasons for restructuring, but as a general employee, it causes friction. On a positive note, the company is dynamic. However, it can be challenging when the changes are slowly distributed throughout the company's structure.

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2.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They pay for health insurance premium entirely. Contribute 2k to HSA if you opt into HDHP plan. Decent PTO + holidays

Cons

You cannot succeed here as an American. Unless you come in at upper leadership level, you must be Korean to progress. Toxic blame culture with no accountability. No collaboration across divisions, leaders only looking to further their power gain (at the expense of the company, let alone its employees). It seemed like the company actively hated their employees. 5 re-orgs in a couple years. Raises are very small (1-2%) even for high performers so salary quickly becomes much lower than market rate. You can be hired for one job and be given tasks for another. Like a completely different job. Employees not asked about transferring to other positions, it’s forced by management. Overall, very bizarre. Koreans have it better than Americans but on the flip side, they are expected to work 24/7. It’s sad for everyone.

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