Workers are not valued - Maintenance Lubrizol Employee Review

2.0
Sep 15, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Paid vacation and holidays, 401K, uniforms, boot allowance, variety of work.

Cons

The workers in operations and maintenance are not really valued here. They force a career management plan (your goals and achievements) on you and harp on how all raises will be based on this plan. Then come raise time, they gave everyone the same percentage regardless of your work and achievements. And the percent was well below cost of living. Yet the office staff can work from home 2x/week if not more (no car wear and tear, less gas expense, can write off internet and home space for work, etc) and they get the same raise if not more. There's also a lot of worthless DEI preaching as opposed to hiring practices that actually consider merit and knowledge.

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Pros

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Cons

No opportunity for advancement. Low yearly pay increases, with too much focus on pushing individuals to do more as “personal development”. Health benefit package is limited and costly, vacation promised isn’t always given, too many middle and upper management, with continued turnover before you even know who they are and what they do. Most scientist and engineers have no other working experience besides education and lack experience, which prevents opportunities for innovation. Co-ops have better opportunities than long term full time employees.

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