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
1.0
Aug 23, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Receiving a Pension after working with the company for five years if you make it that long. Insurance is more affordable than most companies but prices are beginning to climb year by year.

Cons

First and foremost, the company has a late policy of one minute, if you are not clocked in by your designated start time, one minute later you are considered late. Secondly, you also have to place yourself in ready status as soon as you clock in or you are still considered late regardless of clocking in on time or not. The next issue is the outdated systems the company uses and expects the employees to work with. There is no way to get any system or program up and running correctly reasonably with out coming in at least ten minutes early to log in and pull up. With the time that is vested to come in and log into the outdated system, you will not be paid for. Over time is not offered at all. If you run over on a task or call, an email has to be sent to inform management why you stayed and how long you had to stay over. If an email is not sent you are reprimanded. The company is unionized a certain levels but the money that is paid to the Union is useless because of the majority of the time if there is a gray area, the union sides with the company. The company pay is ok but based on other companies that have you do either import or export for a little less than what is offered at APL, it is not worth it.

5.0
Aug 14, 2017

Finance Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

APL is a top shipping transportation company with transparency and governance in terms of policy and accounting. This is realy a good working environment for job seeker, especially newly graduated students.

Cons

Due to tough time due to double crisis on low demand and high supply in industry, business performance does not meet expectation of stockholder and subsequently the group was acquired by the other shipping line.

2.0
Jul 27, 2017

Unintentional Favoritism at Higher Levels

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Regular Pay can be expected

Cons

Favoritism increases as you ascend the corporate ladder

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