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Element Materials Technology

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The worst HR experience of my career. - Analyst Element Materials Technology Employee Review

2.0
Jul 22, 2025
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Pros

The General Manager (Mike McCorkell) genuinely cares about employee well-being and actively tries to improve the workplace. Since Mike joined, there have been positive changes, such as salary increases and some efforts to create a more welcoming environment.

Cons

The local HR department (Deeside) is extremely ineffective and perceived by many employees as working against staff rather than supporting them. Employee mental health is severely impacted, with low morale across the site. There is a strong focus from upper management on results and profit, with little to no attention to the human side of the business. Employees often feel undervalued and expendable. Overall, the company lacks a healthy balance between performance expectations and employee care.

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5.0
Jan 18, 2026
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Pros

Amazing colleagues, good communication, flexible time off, good pay

Cons

There are none that come to mind

3.0
May 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good starting salary, interesting work, sometimes possible to earn a decent bonus. Some people who work there are very nice, some camaraderie.

Cons

Toxic team energy, poor and even toxic management, constantly changing management team and expectations, no long term strategy, no clear or attainable path to career advancement, no job specific training, high expectations, bonus structure changes often so once you earn good money it will go away, tend to overload existing employees instead of hiring enough people, “boys club” on some levels (lots of favoritism). My job basically got switched the minute I started to include way more responsibilities. Diversity initiatives, but in practice I felt there was still discrimination. Bit of a revolving door, did not seem to be much value placed on retention. Individual sites basically compete against each other, you could be doing well or have a good idea and they may still give the opportunity to someone else across the company. Overall didn’t seem like anyone (even my own team) really cared that I worked there.

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