Boart Longyear reviews

3.0

47% would recommend to a friend

(265 total reviews)

Jeffrey Olsen

69% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Boart Longyear has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 265 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Boart Longyear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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265 reviews
3.0
Aug 6, 2014

Review 1

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, great industry, great products

Cons

Cyclicality of the market, constant management changes

4.0
Jul 31, 2014

Great company to work for, but I hope you have a strong stomach!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They seem to hire excellent people with great attitudes, great balance of work and life. Opportunities to move up seem to be there.

Cons

Goes through constant highs and lows, which results in a cycle of layoffs then rehires (this is why I mentioned a strong stomach helps as you more often than not hear bad news). No merit increases at this time except for executives (goes without saying). It could be a few more years before the company sees any type of profit or growth.

3.0
Jul 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Compensation, global travel, good technology (oracle) Interesting Industry. I was afforded a great opportunity to travel the world, work with colleagues in many countries. We worked hard and were rewarded likewise.

Cons

Sr management is in over their heads. They cannot manage the industry cycles. I was hired after the 08 global financial crisis. They all promised to "never let that happen again" Survived all layoffs and left on my own terms in spring 2013. Many many excellent and skilled employees with years of experience were laid off. I wanted to stay, but couldn't handle the uncertainty. By then corporate was Toxic, and nobody had a clue as to what to do. Hire and Fire that's BLY!

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