Too much focus on the bottom line - Avis employé Senior Analytical Chemist Intertek

2,0
21 juin 2018
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Approbation du PDG
Perspective commerciale

Avantages

They will take staff on straight from University, so it is a good place to start and gain that first bit of experience. Flexible working hours, also happy to have part time staff so good for families.

Inconvénients

There is far too much focus on getting as much money in for the minimum amount of overheads, I know that's how business works but Intertek take it to extremes. Examples include lack of investment in equipment making jobs take longer. Pushing unrealistic targets onto middle management who then push them onto low level staff, often resulting in stress and unpaid overtime. Lack of development opportunities, you are there to work and not to grow, and as a result the career progression isn't good. Low pay, equivalent positions for other companies will pay significantly more. There is a much stronger focus on hiring new staff than ensuring the existing staff are happy to stay. I get the suspicion that hiring and training new staff to replace those that are leaving is costing more than it would to make changes to stop the staff from leaving.

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5,0
16 nov. 2025
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Perspective commerciale

Avantages

Good atmosphere, good work culture

Inconvénients

International company which takes a bit to make decisions

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Welcome to the Intertek team! We are happy to have you on board!
2,0
5 juin 2026
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Approbation du PDG
Perspective commerciale

Avantages

Good group of people in local office.

Inconvénients

Stuck in the past. Unwilling to consider updating methods or procedures. "We've done it this way for 30 years and it has worked." Sales relies upon project engineers to do most of their work for them. When volume of work is slow that becomes the engineers responsibility to go find new clients. Can't reliably pay the most basic of utility bills on time. I've seen the power cut off 2x and the gas this past winter.

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