A More Fitting Company Name Would be "Don't-Carestream Health" - Senior Process Engineer Carestream Health Employee Review

1.0
30 Jun 2025
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Pros

Not many Pros, but probably the main Pro was that most of those that I worked with that had been there a long time (old Kodak folks) are some of the best folks I've ever worked with. They are really sharp and good at what they do and also just good people.

Cons

Too many "Cons" to list but basically to sum it up, and the reason I suggested the name change to "Don't-Carestream", is simply because upper management does not care about the employee. They have fallen into the same trap many companies have as of these days, but are the worst of all companies I've worked for. I'm referring to... (1) Trying to do more with less resulting in burnt-out engineers and technicians. (2) Overloading and overworking employees that are doing the work of 2-3 employees. (3) Pretending their main focus is on safety until it affects profits then anything goes. (4) Pretending they are paying for performance but really just dividing up a tiny department merit increase amongst the number of employees forcing the focus to be on the negative instead of the positive so they can lower your rating. (5) Too many managers that only care about climbing the ladder instead of supporting their employees and motivating their employees to want to perform at 110%. (6) Because they are so short-handed, Engineers end up spending their day fighting the day-to-day fires instead of working on new ideas and designs that will improve efficiency. (7) All leadership support goes to focusing on the customer, the board, and shareholder, while the employee is forgotten and considered disposable. Even a year after the closure of the Colorado facility in 2024 and the layoff of over 200 employees, all the managers are still employed and working in their new and smaller facility (with no employees to manage, who knows what they're coming up with to look like they're busy).

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Carestream Health Response
10mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your many years of service with Carestream. We genuinely appreciate your long-standing commitment and are especially grateful for the dedication of the team in Windsor, including the Kodak legacy employees you mentioned—we agree that their expertise and integrity have been a true asset to the organization. We recognize the concerns you’ve raised about employee workload, management focus, and the challenges that arose during and after the closure of the Windsor facility. Transitions of that scale are incredibly difficult, and while decisions were made to align with business needs, we understand and regret the impact they had on our people. At Carestream, we are actively working to improve internal communication, employee recognition, and workload balance across the organization. While we haven’t always gotten it right, especially in times of major change, we are committed to learning from our past and taking steps to do better moving forward. Your candid feedback is valuable, and we’ll share it with our leadership team for reflection. We sincerely wish you the best in your future endeavors and thank you again for the time, talent, and insights you contributed during your time at Carestream.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Thank you for sharing your experience as an intern at Carestream! We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the hours and, most importantly, the people you worked with. Our teams take pride in creating a supportive environment where interns can learn, grow, and contribute in meaningful ways. We appreciate you being part of Carestream, and we wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
1.0
8 Dec 2025
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Pros

The individual people, not the corporate teams but the individual people are great.

Cons

Shrinking, shrinking shrinking. This company was once a $3-4bil in revenue is now under $1bil. Benefits have been cut year after year after year. Leadership which drove sales down is toxic. Maybe it's normal corporate stuff but don't have sales drop 25% in a year and tell us what a great job the sales leadership is doing. In 2025 no merit increases, although certain departments were secretly given bonuses to try and keep them from leaving. The US sales team will fly off to Cabo and Cancun to have weeklong retreats every year, but no room in the budget for raises. In recent Town Hall call the CEO basically promised merit increase next year and said it was put in the budget. BUT IT WAS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TOO!!! Lastly, they've been working to chop up and sell the company for a long time now. Well, it finally happened. A Chinese company is buying bits and pieces now, and coming back in a few years to buy the rest. Of course, this is packaged as a "strategic partnership" after months of lying to everyone and saying nothing was happening. So between no merit, hiding secret bonuses being sent to people, and then saying next year will get merit because it's in the budget, lying about what's happening to the company, lying about selling/partnership, etc. I have to say stay away.

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Carestream Health Response
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and for your many years with Carestream Health. We’re glad to hear you’ve had positive experiences working with individual team members. We understand your concerns regarding company changes, compensation, and communication. Over the past few years, we’ve faced significant market challenges that required difficult decisions to ensure long-term sustainability. While these changes have been challenging, our goal has always been to remain transparent and support our employees through transitions. We appreciate your perspective and will continue working to improve communication and create a positive environment for all team members. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.
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