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

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

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

4.0

May 29, 2011

Work Hard at Work Worth Doing

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The single best reason to work for POET is the vision. There is nothing more rewarding than working hard at work worth doing. It is imparative that we finally become energy independant. Other than the big vision thing, its also very challenging and the people are very good.

Cons

New HR movement is hurting the company. We need to be able to ensure that everybody is on the same team, or get rid of them without jumping through 6 months worth of hoops. Also the computerization of all HR things is horrendous. It now takes three times as long as in the past to comlete any training etc. Simply put I need about 15 mins of HR training a year, anyone that needs more than that, is a moron that the 12 hours wont help anyway.

3.0

Aug 23, 2010

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Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great coworkers who do not hesitate to lend a hand. Decent pay for the area for my job classification. Management seems to listen when you have something to say, though it may go in one ear and out the other.

Cons

They base everthing off an 8 hour work day. Well I work 12 hour days and should be compensated that way. Insurance is way to expensive. They like to dip in to your days off with training and other misc. stuff.

5.0

Dec 19, 2012

Best Job I've Ever Had

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The best thing is knowing that my job is a critical part of making America energy independent. Always a new challenge, not the same old, same old. Great team members. All are willing to pitch in when the situation calls for it. A very smart and hardworking group of people, and its a pleasure to work with them every day. The plant itself is state of the art and everything an op's guy could want. Lots of things to optimize, very robust plant. New system role-out, thanks to R&D and the other plants. How many companies could role out some of the recent major unit operations that POET has in the last year or so? PPM and the other plants- got a question about your plant? There are 27+ people to ask how they do things.

Cons

The movement to all HR related items being on-line has been horrible. If you have a PC at your normal workstation, its nice, but 80% or more of our team does not, and the STANZAifing of all things is a major obstacle. The process has become more important than the content . The PA process now has nothing to do with assessing performance, but is a lesson in resetting passwords countless times.

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