Don't do it. - Environmental Tech III Veolia Employee Review

2.0
Sep 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great direct manager (Ray Gallagher). Generally spend a lot of time driving (sleeping if you're not CDL certified) and talking when on the trucks. Rich Finnegan EHS safety guy genuinely cares about everyone.

Cons

Long hours, overtime is expected. Never know how long your day will be, could be 4 hours or 16 hours. Upper management doesn't care about employees, only bottom line. Rarely given raises unless you pass tests, which you're not told how to obtain, when to take, given anything to review or told how it will graded. No upward mobility, always will be the same work. On-site employees (on-site contractors at customer facilities) are outcasts from the company. They're rarely ever checked upon, never hear any important info from Marlboro office. Dangerous work, regularly dealing with highly hazardous materials with poor explanations of what to do with them, especially when initially starting. Other employees seemed to be a little ..off. Took 1+ year to get training I was supposed to get in 1st 3 months. Took 8+ months to even be hired from headhunter full time.

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Cons

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Veolia Response
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Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We're glad to hear you sound pleased overall in your role! It's a hard job and we appreciate people like you who contribute to our mission of resourcing the world.
3.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

Good exposure to a large, complex organization with cross-functional collaboration. Opportunities to take on responsibility and learn quickly if you are proactive. Some strong internal frameworks and experienced individuals to learn from. Visibility across different teams and business units.

Cons

Lack of standardized processes creates unnecessary inefficiencies and rework. Too much reliance on individual knowledge instead of scalable systems. Cross-team communication is often reactive rather than coordinated, which slows execution. Roles and ownership are frequently unclear, leading to misalignment and finger-pointing. Tools exist but are not fully implemented or consistently used, resulting in avoidable manual work.

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Veolia Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback from our employees. We continually strive to ensure that our management is providing the best leadership to our teams and creating an environment where employees can succeed.
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