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      POET

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      POET reviews

      4.2

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (454 total reviews)
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      Jeff Broin

      93% approve of CEO

      88% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      Nov 3, 2025

      Where Ambition Meets Burnout — and Burnout Usually Wins

      Shift supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      POET is probably one of the best places to work in Jay County, Indiana—though that’s more a reflection of Jay County than POET. If you’re looking for a place where you’ll quickly develop a wide range of technical skills, this is the spot. The plant runs hard, and you’ll learn fast because you have to in order to keep up. If nothing else, it will make you marketable. Also, brace yourself for the canned corporate response that will appear below this review telling me how much they “value my feedback.” It’ll be quickly followed by a handful of glowing 5-star reviews from corporate office staff to bury this one deep enough that potential candidates will need a backhoe to find it.

      Cons

      Jay County’s limited industry means wages trail the market, and Poet job responsibilities expand faster than job titles or paychecks. “Performance punishment” is part of the culture—do well, and you’ll be rewarded with more work. Expectations vary wildly depending on who you know and how well you navigate internal politics. In over a decade, the facility has been fully staffed exactly once—and only for two weeks. Turnover is constant. Production routinely runs at nearly double its design capacity on a skeleton crew. There is zero standardized training, so most people learn by firefighting (sometimes literally). Problems often sit ignored until they explode late on a Friday afternoon, just as management and maintenance are walking out the door. The technicians that make it beyond 90 days here become extremely skilled—just not valued.

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      POET Response
      7mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective — and for more than a decade of dedication to POET. We truly appreciate the expertise and grit that our plant teams bring every day, knowing the work can be both rewarding and demanding. We hear you on the challenges around staffing, training, and workload balance. We’re continuing to invest in better tools, training programs, and communication to support our team members and help every plant thrive. POET’s culture is built on innovation, hard work, and heart, but also on listening and improving. Feedback like yours helps us improve for the people who power POET’s success. Your note about a “canned corporate response” made us smile, because it’s tough not to sound that way. But here’s the truth: your feedback matters, we’re listening, and we’re using it to keep improving. So yes, we value your feedback — and not in a canned way, but in a we’re actually reading this and talking about it kind of way.
      2.0
      Jul 1, 2025

      Toxic

      Transportation supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people to work with, generally.

      Cons

      Not paid enough for what you do. Constant anxiety, no accountability for team leads. All about who you know.

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      POET Response
      12mo
      Thank you for sharing your experience—we know it takes time and courage to offer honest feedback, especially after nearly a decade with the company. We're grateful you chose to spend so many years with POET, and we're delighted to hear that your coworkers made a positive impact. That said, we're deeply sorry to hear the rest of your experience left you feeling unheard and undervalued. The concerns you’ve raised—around compensation, stress, accountability, and perceived favoritism—are serious. We want you to know that this feedback is seen and shared with the appropriate leaders. We can’t address what we don’t acknowledge, and your perspective is an important part of that conversation. We truly appreciate the time and dedication you gave to POET, and we wish you the very best in whatever comes next. —POET Team
      3.0
      Jun 18, 2025

      Pretty decent job

      Plant technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Okay pay, work/life balance if you like 12hr shifts. Operations management is solid at least where I worked.

      Cons

      Training is hit or miss depending on the shift you land on.

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      POET Response
      1y
      Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and share your experience at POET! We’re glad to hear that you’ve had a positive experience with work/life balance and found operations leadership to be solid — that’s something we work hard to get right. You brought up a great point about training! We’ve heard from a few team members across shifts that consistency in onboarding and development can vary — this seems to be a common opportunity at many organizations, but is something that we at POET are actively working to improve. Clear goals, aligned expectations, and solid mentorship should be the standard, not the exception. Your suggestion to streamline the process is spot-on and already part of our internal conversations. Thanks again for your input — it helps us fuel the kind of growth we want to see across all of POET.
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