Greenwashing and vapourware - Product director / technology leader Optel Group Employee Review

1.0
May 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you want to travel to Quebec this is the ticket.

Cons

Unless you’re based in Quebec your contributions will be ignored. The decision Center is there and outside influence is aggressively resisted.

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Optel Group Response
2y
Greenwashing!! Vapourware!! If I knew about that, I would have took the $80M that I have invested in our ESG program for my personal benefits: buy big cars, big houses.. participate to the destruction of our world by over consuming.. I would eat delicious steaks instead of tofu!! I would throw away broken materials instead of trying to repair them.. I could party all the time instead of taking care of my kids. I agree we are not saving the world as fast as I would like, but I am trying as much as I can in my personal and professional live to do it. Sorry if it is not enough.. I wake up every morning with eco-anxiety that only actions can cure... Now what are you doing on your side? It is easy to write text like this on glassdoor, you must be proud after that! How much sacrifice have you done? How much money have your given to address the existential threats for your children? How much judgment have you faced by expressing your opinion on climate change and your value to build a better world? How much discomfort are you ready to face by going in a direction that most of the population don't align with? Sorry, I just don't know what more I can do..

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Cons

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Optel Group Response
2y
Thanks for the advice, appreciate it. In fact, I don't run the company, it is operated by a strong VP and directors level. I am a visionary, not an operator, but I can get hand's on for a while as I am great in finding solutions. Never hire me as a General Manager !! After 35 years leading OPTEL, I know my strength and weakness. To explain the up-down, see answer to other comments... I am very strong and confident on the vision I build.. that what drive me every morning, that why I have invested over $80M in preparing the future that is kicking off now! I love what I do and I love the team I am working with. Let's go, work together to achieve great things.. and accept to fail from time to time..
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