Every meeting I have with my manager feels like having a root canal without anesthesia.Do your research about the group/manager you are planning to work for. DO NOT accept an offer if you did not interview the other engineers/technicians/researchers in the team. Ask them explicitly about the team dynamics, if anybody left recently etc., and ask for its cause.I am not sure how much I can disclose here, but depending on who you work for, your experience at Air Products could be anything from very pleasant to having a root canal/surgery without anesthesia once a week.It seems like the organization protects managers. They can fail, abuse their employees, but they will remain blameless. The fault will be on you as an employee.

I dont normally go out of my way and review companies/businesses etc., but I feel like I am obligated to warn people.If you recently graduated from college and got an offer from this company (the only offer you received), accept it and use it as a stepping stone to get to a better position in a better company. If you are an experienced candidate, look for other options. If no other option exists, consider it as a temp job and keep looking for another job.I think the CEO, president, vice president, etc. are okay. They try to change how the company and people have worked for many years. They try to remove barriers for employees to work more efficiently, and encourage communication between different departments. They try to bring new people into the company etc. However, that is the only nice thing I can say about the company. The management between the president/vice president and engineers are just entropy generators. They take up empty space in this world.DO NOT waste your time with this company - even if they offer higher pay, better benefits etc. You would be better off/happier/more productive in another company in the long run.

Management is extremely shortsighted; they don’t have a good long-term business plan other than laying people off to make the company look profitable for shareholders. Management do not have clear goals. The burden is on you to define goals, set schedule, set budget, work on project etc. and hand over the results on a silver platter for them to take the credit (or own it).If you are in air separation business, and looking for a position, go with the competition (Air Liquide, Linde, etc.). Their market share is much larger. They are open to new ideas – even if it is not applicable now, they value it for future use. There are more opportunities available for career growth.A therapist friend says majority of her clients are Air Products employees. This should give you an idea about the manic-depressive work environment.This place is a talent trap!!! The fence around the property is not to keep people out of the company property, but rather to keep employees from escaping.

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