Good wages but little room for promotion - Assembler GenTek Employee Review

3.0
Sep 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- competitive wage structure - build lasting friendships with colleagues - on your feet and move around all day - get to build things - unionized environment makes it very difficult to get fired

Cons

- unionized environment makes it difficult to get promoted - promotions based on tenure instead of merit - typically overtime is required in the summer weekends

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Pros

Work Environment that was safe and sound.

Cons

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4.0
Aug 20, 2008
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Pros

Atmosphere of an industrial company: serious, but not aggressive. No dress code.

Cons

HR not focussed in helping employees progress: no school sponsorships, no help in changing jobs within company.

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