Management needs better training on how to handle teams - Anonymous employee OBXtek Employee Review

1.0
Aug 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Company seems intent on growing

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I can't speak for the entire company but the team I work with had the following concerns. Management tends to bully Jr staff. Admonishes staff in front of other staff instead of in private. Sorely lacks in proper training and providing proper materials. The location of the materials are hard to find and read and understand. People that do the training are hard to understand and do not have any patience. Does not allow for questions instead you get a response of "I already answered that question" or "What does the manual say". Company allows for nepotism and the results are why you should not. Certain staff are treated differently then the rest of the team. Management at one point admitted to me that another manager was a terrible manager but he needed to keep him/her around because of her job experience. Company is so petty, they actually call a Doctor's office to confirm that a medical excuse is legit. Company relies on federal contracts and goes to all extremes in kissing up to the key federal employees to try to ensure that re-compete contracts are kept. In other words management claims to have a safety mission but in reality there only mission is to retain federal contracts.

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OBXtek Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We regret that your employment with the company was not a positive experience. We are taking your feedback into consideration and using it to improve the training we provide to our mid-level managers. Also, we have an open-door policy set up for employees to provide feedback to senior level managers when employees feel that they are not treated according to our policies. Lastly, we are doing a better job of outlining our individual training program with the expansion of our program management office. We realize that it will take time to improve in the areas you mentioned but are committed to continuous improvement in our operations and management. --VP of HR

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Thank you for your thoughtful feedback and for your time with OBXtek. We’re glad to hear you felt supported and valued our benefits and communication. We also appreciate your perspective regarding interaction with leadership and continuously look for ways to stay connected with employees across all locations. Wishing you continued success in the future.
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