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Could be a lot better - Anonymous employee Universal Robots Employee Review

2.0
Oct 4, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible working hours Exciting industry Friendly colleagues

Cons

Very high employee turnover Organizational changes and lay-offs are carried out in an extremely unprofessional manner with absolutely no respect for the affected employees Unclear/non-existing promotion process The company has no (known) strategy Lack of leadership Very poor communication from management and between departments/branches

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Universal Robots Response
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Dear colleague Thanks for taking the time to write some feedback for us - it's always appreciated! Even though we were sad to read this review. One of the things we are truly proud of at Universal Robots is empowering our employees. We have a lot of examples of colleagues being promoted or trying out different aspects of their field of work. One of the things we have launched this year is our 2.0 career paths, which should make the promotion process more visible. If you are ever in doubt on what it takes to get promoted please reach out to your manager and/or your HR Business partner. Thanks for your management advice. It is certainly something we aim for both in HR and in the management team - but we will try being even better at it going forward. Always feel welcome to come by HR and share your thoughts, concerns and suggestions for solutions. Best regards, HR

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