Icron Reviews

2.7

15% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)

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1.0
24 Feb 2016

Terrible company to work for. Zero transparency.

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Pros

Honestly, getting an allowance for transportation and the gym in the building complex are the only worthwhile things working at this company.

Cons

In job descriptions there is the "as other duties as necessary" in the job description. Working here is primarily that. You will spend time working purely working on operational procedures which are poorly managed, if at all. There is zero documentation so the entire company is held together by very few people, who if they left, would pretty much render the company mute. There is no organization in any documentation. If you want to look up any documents, be prepared to spend your entire morning do that. No exaggeration. they refuse to implement any other system because the current system "works". You cannot do anything creative or use your own mind. If you like to take down instructions and do as others have told you with them completely disregarding your input no matter how valid it is, then you might consider working here. Otherwise, don't bother. Management is very paranoid. They will either micromanage and come up with ridiculous ways to make life difficult. On top of that, if you do not have the right tools or equipment for doing your job properly, good luck trying to purchase the right tools. Expenses are so closely guarded you have to write a novel to be able to purchase anything of use. You will get roped into numerous ongoing tasks that you will never be able to finish.

1.0
7 July 2016

Not a good company to work at

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The best that can be said was that paycheques were always paid on time via direct deposit and good office location.

Cons

The negative reviews in this forum are entirely accurate, especially the ones regarding management/ownership. Icron Technologies used to be a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture, but in 2011, the current management group/directorship bought out all the shares to de-list the company and take it private (most of the company's private shareholder owners don't even work at Icron). Openness and transparency are characteristics that are incompatible with this management group's agenda. This company likely cares far more about its technology patents than its people. Traditionally, there has been very little investment in their employees, in their overall business processes and in their overall business infrastructure. Any new ideas that would require investment dollars would be shot down so thinking outside the box is a virtual impossibility at this employer. When one of the managers tells you point blank that "you should be giving us reasons why we don't have to spend money", that pretty much tells you all you need to know about this company's ideology. There is also definitely above average employee turnover, and as such, the company is largely unable to attract and retain talent. There is a corporate culture of "information silos". Their products also very much serve a niche market which means that company growth, career growth and expansion are not realistic probabilities. Please be clear in the understanding that this is not anything like a "tech startup" company in the "Silicon Valley" mold. It is nowhere close to that.

2.0
7 June 2022

Room for improvement

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good team members, good company benefits

Cons

Salary on the lower side, lack of communication between teams

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