Graduate scheme is short term sacrifice for good career in the long term. - Graduate Engineer Veolia Employee Review

3.0
Dec 11, 2024
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Pros

Everyone I met at Veolia was very welcoming and would answer any questions I had when joining the company. The recruitment team are fantastic people and made all the grads feel excited about helping the environment and united in working for a large organisation.

Cons

The graduate scheme I joined required 3 x 8 month rotations in different part of the UK. I found moving away from home to be expensive and isolating as when I started my role I was the only graduate at work and all my colleagues were much older than myself, meaning I did not make any friends. I also did not have much purpose day to day as I am a 'graduate engineer' my duties were not very clear and I received very little technical training.

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Veolia Response
1y
Hi, thank you for your review. We're disappointed to hear about your experience working at Veolia. It's great that you had a supportive team around you and were welcomed well through your interactions during application and onboarding with the recruitment team. We appreciate your honest comments and I will ensure these are shared with the relevant teams to action as this does not represent the experience we want colleagues to have. We wish you all the best in your future employment. Kind regards, Veolia Talent Acquisition Team.

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5.0
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Cons

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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
1mo
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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