Lots of thoughts, unfortunately im not in charge - Analyst I Onterris Employee Review

3.0
Jul 12, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+The uppermost senior management seems to understand what's going on, technically. +Coworkers are mostly nice and social individuals. +Relaxed culture in terms of hours

Cons

-Peers and lower level management did not seem to understand the analyses. For the client, this matters because incorrect results can be reported. For the analyst, this matters because it increases the total workload that you are responsible for (because you could not let things "go on through" despite a complete analysis). Also, If you wanted to ask sophisticated questions (an attempt to learn for your own benefit/career), you had to ask upper management who were too busy. Also, lower level management and peers became resentful when you didnt ask them despite them repeatedly demonstrating that they simply could not generate reliable answers. This leads to an uncomfortable work environment. . -The pay is low. -Little career growth potential. The branch at which I worked does not seem to be growing in size, so you have to hope that a position becomes vacant. On a somewhat related note, management was very willing to sacrifice the employees' goals and visions to meet their needs (i.e. withhold promised promotions if the situation arose, which is understandable from a business standpoint, the show must go on, but there seemed to be very little effort to counteract unforeseen problems) -Management played favorites. Certain ideas could be proposed by less popular individuals and face harsh criticism, whereas the same ideas propounded by popular individuals were accepted without hesitation. This can lead to resentment and feelings of frustration which are difficult to live with. -Upper management with the capacity to treat technical problems with instrumentation were few and far between. They were also perhaps overburdened themselves to the extent that they ignored fixing problems with instrumentation. This lead analysts to instrument bottlenecking. Lower level management failed to understand this, to this the extent that analysts were accused of "doing nothing for weeks" despite repeated attempts to make clear that the instruments needed maintenance that was well above the understanding of Analyst I.

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Onterris Response
8y
Thank you so much for the feedback that you provided. As a team, we value the opportunity to respond and learn from the feedback that is received. First and foremost, we are disappointed to hear that you felt that there was little career growth. Our continued focus is to provide career paths and opportunities for our employees, and we believe that growth can also be measured by improving (or adding to) existing skill sets, completing job-specific training, personal growth and development, etc. Following our first employee engagement survey which took place earlier this year, we received valuable feedback and have already implemented action plans. We have purchased and reinvested in new equipment and systems that allow us to perform efficiently and effectively. Additionally, we will remain diligent in providing training to our employees nationwide. We hope that you gained valuable experience during your time at Montrose, and we wish you great success in your next venture.

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Prior to our company's acquisition with MEG/Onterris, the company had a strong culture, supportive leadership, and employees who genuinely cared about one another and the success of the business.

Cons

If your company has been acquired, pay close attention to employee reviews and take them seriously. I did, and many of the concerns raised turned out to be accurate. Employees were repeatedly assured that the acquisition would create new opportunities and that jobs were secure. In my experience, that was not the reality. Long-tenured employees were gradually pushed out while similar positions were later reposted with modified titles or responsibilities. The former ownership ultimately lost control of decisions despite assurances that little would change. Employees with years of institutional knowledge spent years implementing new procedures, documenting procedures, learning the new system, and navigating disorganized Workday implementations with minimal support. Much of the guidance consisted of being directed to read instructions on the intranet. If you are in a finance position they will let you go! They will tell you they want it all centralized in Arkansas but that's not true, there are plenty of people working remote but you will be pushed out no matter how long you've been with your company. This not only affected me but our entire team was wiped out. They didn't give us a heads up in advance to look for anything for 2 years we were told everyone was safe and I believed them. Keep an eye out for the constant restructuring of upper management as well.

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Onterris Response
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Thank you for a decade of contribution, and for sharing this so candidly. Change of this scale asks a lot of trust from employees, and we recognize that. We take feedback like yours seriously as we work to communicate more clearly through transitions and support the people navigating them. We'd genuinely value hearing more directly please contact our HR team at HRCorp@onterris.com so we can listen fully. Kevin Gill, SVP, HR
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