Is POET a good company to work for?

POET has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 489 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at POET to a friend and 88% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about POET have been left by employees working as General Manager , Administrative Coordinator and Shift Supervisor .

Does POET pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, POET employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at POET. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at POET?

82% of POET employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated POET 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at POET?

Plant Technician (26) , Shift Supervisor (25) , Maintenance Technician (11) , Administrative Coordinator (10) , General Manager (10) , Engineer (9) , Lab Technician (9) , Manager (9) , Merchandiser (8) , Grain Merchandiser (7) , Inventory Specialist (7) , Accountant (6) , EHS Specialist (5) , Maintenance Manager (5) , Management (5)

What are the pros of working at POET according to real employee reviews?

"good pay and overtime offered" ((in 42 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great benefits and rewards package." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great team members to work with" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great team focused and friendly." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at POET according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management with little direction" ((in 14 reviews)); "Training is helpful and you can reach out to other ACs when you need assistance." ((in 10 reviews)); "Managers do not provide clear direction when asked preventing you from doing your job (and receiving said merit" ((in 5 reviews)); "I told the supervisor the conveyer was 4ft to long two months before." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of advancement opportunities in my area of work" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed POET locations?

Sioux Falls , Wichita , Portland , Macon , Fairmont , Marion , Shell Rock , Menlo , Chancellor , Bingham Lake , Lake Crystal , Alexandria , Ashton , Coon Rapids , North Manchester , Corning , Emmetsburg , Gowrie , Hanlontown , Caro , Scotland , Preston , Cloverdale , Savannah , Iowa Falls , Laddonia , Groton , Glenville , Shelbyville , Arthur

POET reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(454 total reviews)

Jeff Broin

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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POET has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 454 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The POET employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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454 reviews

2.0

Oct 2, 2009

Despicable place to work

Mid level manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Talented coworkers with sense of mission and purpose Potential for innovation in alternative energy industry New corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Cons

Extremely poor management and dubious business practices by selfish and inept CXO level executives. Best and brightest have left company or have been unfairly treated and pushed out. Will fire employees if they look for other employment but company forces non-compete contracts and imposes them under threat to senior and mid level management. Benefits have eroded and once high morale is now non existent.

1.0

Sep 7, 2009

Poet- Ethanol, Not The Company They Advertise They Are

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technical challenge is good at poet. There is a lot to learn and enjoy if you like technical challenge.

Cons

Corporate micro manages the various plants to the smallest details. Therefore insulting ones intelligence. When things are going well, you don't hear from them other than do more with less. When things are going not so well, they lack leadership. Basically leadership there is by firing, threatening to fire or backstabbing (blaming on someone else). The Vice presidents are technically incompetent and therefore, completely rely on young engineers from corporate to brief them on how well things are going at each facility. At time these young engineers don't tell the truth to save their jobs (or image) and instead blame negative occurrences on the plants staff.

2.0

May 9, 2011

Lack of involvement at plant level by corporate management.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Number one reason for working at Poet is the vision. The thought of eliminating the need for foreign oil in this country is awesome.

Cons

Management at the corporate level seems to only deal with plant level management and does not seek to see all points of view in any issue. There is a lack of HR at the plant level which leads to dictator style management at the plant level. The company had some great values but fails to carry them out at every level.

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