Tough, Performance Management Culture - Avis employé Operations Manager Intertek

1,0
26 nov. 2017
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Avantages

It is a top global company, so you get exposure to some good global opportunities. If you fit the aggressive culture, you will have a good opportunity for promotion.

Inconvénients

It is a very tough, performance management driven culture. Very formulaic (Read Jim Collins "Good to Great" and "10X" cultures, and you will have a good idea). Standardized delivery, along "factory" lines, run by KPIs, with little freedom to be creative, entrepreneurial or different. Few global systems to support, so much of the delivery is manual in nature. Very aggressive targets are set, sales, profit and cash, and constant performance review pressure applied to extract the maximum from all employees. Heaps of reporting upwards, and constant pressure daily to explain what you are doing, and why you haven't been able to achieve the aggressive targets for that day or week. Work/Life balance is difficult to achieve working for this company. Told to be "10X" and that is what matters. Employee welfare appears secondary, and everything seems to be done for a short term return. If you do decide to join, ensure you negotiate to maximize your base pay, and don't rely on any bonus scheme, as budgets are set with aggressive targets, and it is difficult to achieve any bonus pay unless you have been lucky to have a "10X" year.

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5,0
14 déc. 2025
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Avantages

Good hands-on experience in construction testing, exposure to real projects, opportunity to learn industry standards, fast-paced work environment.

Inconvénients

Pay could be more competitive, limited growth opportunities, management support varies by project, work-life balance can be inconsistent.

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Réponse de Intertek
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you found value in the hands-on experience, exposure to real projects, and opportunities to learn industry standards—these are core parts of what we aim to provide. We also appreciate your honest comments regarding compensation, growth opportunities, management support, and work-life balance. These are important areas, and your feedback helps us better understand where improvements are needed. We recognize that experiences can vary by project, and we’re actively working to strengthen communication between management and field staff, improve consistency in support, and clarify career development paths. Investing in our employees’ growth and well-being is a priority, and we are continuing to evaluate ways to enhance training, development, and overall support. Thank you again for your insights—we value feedback like this as it helps us build a stronger and more supportive workplace.
2,0
5 juin 2026
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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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Réponse de Intertek
11h
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with our management team didn’t meet expectations. We’re actively working on improving communication channels and leadership training to better support our employees. We'd like to gather more details. Could you please send us a private message at IntertekHRUSA@intertek.com, and include your name, phone number, email address, and location? Thank you.
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