Familial Environment; But High Stress Environment with Little Preparation for you to Succeed on the Job. - Engineer Veolia Employee Review

2.0
Nov 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people that stay are very tight-knit and almost like a family group. I would recommend that you utilize them as a resource and treat them well.

Cons

On-boarding, training, and properly equipping their employees (and especially engineers) are minimal. There is a high turnover rate in leadership and engineer roles from stress related to high expectations from leadership and the stubborn resilience of the operators. The facility is old and is practically a mismanaged derelict with starry-eyed visionaries always coming in trying to "fix" the problem by dictating their commands. Work place politics is the name of the game here to an awful detriment to the folks with boots on the ground. Your promotion depends on which regional/global leader you rub shoulders. The site and leadership offer what they can to support you but that's barely anything tangible other than some advice here and there. EHSS department is obsolete here and reactionary rather than pro-active. There are a lot of engineering and construction practices here that is uncommon and amateurish. RAGAGEP does not exist here. The operators are have a fierce loyalty to those they see eye-to-eye, are very knowledgeable of the process, and will do anything (to a fault) to make their process work.

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Veolia Response
2y
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience with us has not been a completely positive one. We value all feedback from our employees and love to hear recommendations on how to best provide a more positive work experience.

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Pros

Work life balance and great co workers

Cons

Not a lot of chances for ot

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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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Recommend
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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
3w
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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