Navigating Politics and Hidden Agendas,Yet Recommended - Mechanical Design Engineer Bloom Energy Employee Review

2.0
Jun 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company offers valuable learning opportunities, but it requires a high tolerance for politics.

Cons

While working here, you'll gain significant knowledge and experience. However, it's important to note that the organizational dynamics involve certain complexities. For instance, it's not uncommon for a VP to conduct department meetings without the CTO present and urge employees to keep information confidential to prevent premature decision-making by the CEO. Each meeting seems to have an underlying agenda, and even emails require managerial approval before reaching the next level. Although an open-door policy is emphasized, voicing your opinions can result in severe consequences. Furthermore, it's worth mentioning that there has been a major shift in the management style within the past year. This change has brought about significant adjustments to the way decisions are made and communicated. While it's too early to fully gauge the long-term implications, it's evident that the transition has introduced further complexities into the work environment. Employees are still adapting to the new management approach, which adds to the existing challenges and uncertainties. It's crucial for individuals joining the company to be aware of these recent changes and be prepared to navigate them accordingly.

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Bloom Energy Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to provide a review and feedback on your time with Bloom. We want all employees to be able to safely voice their thoughts and I am sorry to hear about your negative experiences. I encourage you to bring these details to your HR Business Partner so we can learn more about the specifics of your examples and work toward improving this experience for you and our employees.

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Cons

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Bloom Energy Response
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Thank you so much for your review on your time with Bloom Energy! We're happy you're here!
1.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great technology and programs in place when utilize correctly. I’m really digging deep trying to find the positives, but it’s hard.

Cons

No leadership or direction you can never find a supervisor or a lead when you have a problem, no air-conditioning in half of the warehouse where all the employees actually work it’s actually the other side that’s currently being remodeled for another production line that has air-conditioning, you are led to believe this is a great company to grow with and at but you quickly realize it is actually the complete opposite of everything they tell you in training, no one pays any attention to what is going on so if you are a good hard worker that shows up on time everyday, ready to work and you cannot because the tools to do your job are missing and you have to spend the next hour looking for someone to tell it easily gets overlooked and old real fast. They have three job recruitment agencies on site with 4 time clocks all right next to each other so clocking in and out is torture. They also seem to have a rodent problem because there are mice in the locker room eating the lunch/food we bring. Between the dust, free flow chemicals, and fiberglass particles that are everywhere in there and get all over everything so naturally I was shocked when I blow my nose and it’s all black and grey snot that comes out.

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