Veolia reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,213 total reviews)
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Estelle Brachlianoff

89% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Veolia has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,213 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Veolia 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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3K reviews
3.0
Feb 27, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

This is a great place to learn, grow, and potentially make a career if you find a comfortable fit. There are many facets to Veolia's business. Corporate overhaul has trimmed excess and efficiency is a top priority.

Cons

Autonomous middle managers, especially those who take a hands-off & reactive management approach, create a chaotic culture. Ironic how the company just went through a "unification" campaign titled One Veolia resulting in more levels of separation and dissatisfaction throughout this local organization.

1.0
Dec 7, 2017

You'll get whiplash from all the changes

Recommend
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Pros

Work with some very intelligent colleagues and added greatly to my marketable skill set

Cons

It's a culture in which everything must be done immediately and there are no boundaries regarding personal time. The company is constantly changing its focus and projects are often left unfinished when new issues or projects arise, making it extremely challenging to complete goals. Change appears to be made at the whim of the senior management. For example, the company is moving all corporate employees to one central office in a high cost-of-living city, with very little office space to accommodate newly transferred employees. Company is also moving payroll-related functions to a new city at the same time they are transitioning to a new work platform. Said moves are resulting in a huge loss of institutional knowledge for employees rejecting relocation. Other regional offices and home-based workers beware...no job is safe.) There is a significant lack of communication between key corporate departments resulting in duplication of efforts, or in some cases, certain departments are taking reign over certain processes with little or no vetting to those impacted with these changes. Shelf-life of the North American CEO role is typically 3 years. If you can stay around and weather another change it might get better - or it might get worse.

2.0
Jun 5, 2017

Senior Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Collaborative co-workers, focus on safety. Was a great company prior to the current North American (NA) CEO taking over.

Cons

The current NA CEO is a hinderance to success. Very dictatorial style and has unrealistic expectations of those in senior management. Rather than surround himself with diverse others, he's surrounded himself with his cronies from the legcy Energy division. He is not open to others' feedback and is a 'my way or the highway' type manager. Very sad.

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