Enviva reviews

Enviva is very much a start up. It's growing at a much faster rate than the employees can keep up. - Employees across the company are overworked. - There is little to no genuine recognition of work. - There is absolutely no work-life balance. Do not be fooled. This does not exist at Enviva as much as management would like to say otherwise. - You will be tied to your laptop and phone. - Weekend work is required as well as work over the holidays and your vacation. - Most folks are friendly but so stressed that often times you won't get to know who you're working with. - Management/senior leadership work so much they either don't have the time to manage or can't actually manage. - It's every man for themselves. "Team" or "department" is just a word to group people together but it's quite rare when folks have each other's backs, which is extremely unfortunate because most people are very nice and good at their jobs. - There is a clear division of power (in fact, the executive suite is closed off by a glass door), making a lot of employees tip toe around executives. - Extremely high turn over rate.

I've never been so moved to write a review, ever. If I had the option of choosing "0 stars" as a rating, I would. I did pick up on a few red flags during my interview process (1) interviewing with people who were "fillers" and brought no insight to this role (2) interviewers had no clear understanding of my position while interviewing (3) long and multiple interview process, which isn't abnormal, so I decided to overlook that. I also did read these ratings during my process and I should've trusted my gut and decided against working for Enviva. I'd advise you to do the same. They will attract you with a very high paying offer; however, please trust that this company has zero structure and you will notice the downward spiral of inconsistencies, negativity, office-politics, favoritism, and overall degrading, disrespect and no communication from VPs/executives/management all within a few months...if you're lucky even to speak with the executives. It feels a lot like high school where no one actually communicates with each other, skills are underutilized, there's cliques, and there's a lot of "hush hush" conversations so nothing actually gets done efficiently. There is also a revolving door of employees being hired and mostly quitting before making it to 6 months - 1 year. Remember the old rule of thumb, "can't leave until the boss does," well, be prepared for little/no work-life balance, even if your job can be done remotely. You may also get some smug comments if you do leave at a decent hour, regardless if the work gets done. Enviva does a really great job of selling you into a great career move where you'd have a lot of influence and opportunity - it's a trap and a lie. Enviva has been a toxic environment in many ways, a challenging step back in my career and a blurred time frame of which, I cannot remove from my resume. Please don't be fooled by the attractive offer Enviva presents. Run. Far.