ABEC reviews

2.1

19% would recommend to a friend

(139 total reviews)

Scott Pickering

37% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

ABEC has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The ABEC employee rating is 39% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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139 reviews
1.0
Feb 19, 2017

"Go back to where ye came from!!!"

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Pros

To start with there are no pros here , this company is up and running with over 40 years , has only been in ireland just over two years but this company has brought with it all it's bad ways . The company is run with both fear and intimidation towards its employees . It offers really low rates of pay across the board . You are expected to do a lot of travelling with abec and the rates of pay are really poor to say the least . Also people have been handed their plane tickets and told they are leaving at extreme short notice . If you can't or refuse to , you could be fired on the spot . The culture of firing people is the worst I have ever come across and I hear of people being fired in the U.S and in ireland every few weeks . The irish management is week to say the least and has no backbone . It turns a blind eye to the way abec treats its employees. And the irish employees have no respect for them . Overall this company is top heavy with managers and from what I have seen they have absolutely no respect for the guys that actually do the work and gets the jobs done .

Cons

We often hear from management within abec "were the best at what we do " which in fact it couldn't be further from the truth . There quality control is very poor , and they often use very poor quality parts which more often than not comes back to bite them on the butt!! . The quality of the work is also suffering because they are loosing all there long term employees because of the very low rates of pay and the way they treat their employees .abec also hire in contractors when there busy which causes a lot of tension because the contractors are on a lot higher rate of pay than their own employees . There are some very good guys working in abec but they won't hold on to these guys because of their total disregard for them . Abec ireland needs to wake up smell the coffee , pay the proper rates, treat the employees with respect , and finally grow a pair of balls and stand up to the American management . Unfortunately I can never see this happing within this very poor company . I would urge anyone thinking of starting a career within this company please think again !!

1.0
Feb 26, 2024

Headless chickens

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Pros

Great team of workers, really willing to help out. Some great characters there. But all asking the same question, what the hell is going on??

Cons

Team leads and management are absolutely clueless. Meetings in morning have been at times, shocking. Some comments passed that are quite threatening, I don't know how someone hasn't spoken up. But then again, who would listen, as management seem to be lost in a sea of lies and BS from team leads. Toxic atmosphere at times, constant bully boy tactics being used, very strange place. New manager and hr lady seem to be taking notice. But will their questions fall on deaf ears from those above? Guy running the show from Kells is one of the most obnoxious, arrogant guys you could come across. The other lad that visits here and there, not much better if I'm honest. Really poor and disappointing from the powers that be.

1.0
Oct 11, 2022

Worst company in Cork Ireland

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Pros

Banter with one or two lads, that's all.

Cons

Wages Snake culture Hiring leaving cert students cause they can't find actual skilled people. A lot of people in the wrong positions there. CEO hasn't a notion what's happening.

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