Veolia reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(3,194 total reviews)
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Estelle Brachlianoff

89% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Veolia has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,194 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 Energie, Bergbau, Versorgungswirtschaft industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Mar 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

make clean water and Milorganite

Cons

have sat with line managers who interview candidates and promise that if the other doesn't hire them, then "I will" You can't treat candidates that way--Karma will get you

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Veolia Response
2y
We appreciate you sharing your concerns with us. Your feedback is highly valued as it helps us improve. Our goal is to ensure that our management provides excellent leadership to our teams. Our people are the cornerstone of our success, and we are committed to enhancing the work experience for everyone.
2.0
Nov 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay & generous bonus package Progression opportunities Good top-level culture and work being actively done to highlight and support diversity & inclusion Subsidised canteen at office

Cons

Needed equipment & access wasn't ready on day 1 Lack of training during on-boarding process around systems, processes and expectations Expectation to unpaid overtime to meet tight deadlines with unreasonable workloads without TOIL in return Micro-management culture at the middle management level, combined with a base level of distrust of employees by management Poor communication with middle management Lack of flexibility in working patterns combined with a lack of trust - if managers can't see you working, there's an assumption that you're not working Constant moving of goalposts around expectations of workload and presentation

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Veolia Response
2y
Hi, thank you for your review. We're disappointed to hear that your current experience is not a positive one but appreciate the honesty in your review and we hope through listening to your comments we're able to continue to improve your experience. It's great to hear you mention some of the things that make Veolia a great place to work! Diversity and inclusion forms a key part of our organisation and culture. We're sorry to hear that you were not set up for success from day 1, this does not represent the experience we want colleagues to have. I will ensure all of your comments are fed back to the relevant teams, please also reach out to our employee support teams should you wish to discuss any of these topics further. Kind regards, Veolia Talent Acquisition Team.
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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