APL reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(481 total reviews)
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Nicolas Sartini

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

APL has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 481 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The APL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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481 reviews
2.0
Sep 11, 2014

Death Throes

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company still retains a legacy of pride and success with many long-time employees who take enormous pride in their work. Was once a top company to work for and maybe the top company in the industry. Over 100 years old. Pay not bad and people were friendly and work hard. Decent benefits. Company has seemed to try to maintain its workforce and atmosphere in very difficult times.

Cons

North American side is in near total collapse. Operations, customer service, and commercial operate at very sub-par levels and customers are fleeing in droves. Awash in red ink. Dying a slow, agonizing death. Horrific management decisions have all but destroyed a once great company. Recently North American President left, and many managers have been fired. Singapore HQ is desperately trying to plug the holes but things to continue to decline. Talent looking elsewhere if they haven't left already. No opportunity unless you want to move to Singapore.

1.0
Jun 9, 2019

Avoid, Avoid, Avoid

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The 401k lump sum is nice

Cons

Absolutely the most toxic work environment I’ve ever worked in. I received threatening and abusive emails overnight and weekends. No action was ever taken. In fact my manager was usually the first to jam the knife in my back. Management expects you to be on call 24/7 due to cutbacks. At least four jobs were folded into my job due to those cutbacks. Little to no raises for various reasons. Archaic systems. Racist management. Incompetence is encouraged. So much redundancy with the French corporate parent.

3.0
May 23, 2019

Old vs new

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Old apl was a great place to work

Cons

Current management team is a horror

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