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Project Lead The Way

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Don’t Believe Their Lies - Anonymous employee Project Lead The Way Employee Review

1.0
Dec 13, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Sadly after this experience, I have none.

Cons

Everything is made to look great in the beginning by making you believe you have a sense of belonging, and they keep this facade going by giving you free food from time to time. This is a horrible company that tries to distract you from the truth. Rather than seeking professional solutions, you are made to feel awful if you are underperforming in any of your daily tasks. That is not how you lift up your culture, and firing people with little to no warning is not how you solve problems. It’s how lazy people with no leadership skills sweep things under the rug. Just scroll down and read the other reviews on this page. The negative reviews aren’t wrong, it’s the reality of the people they’ve been replacing in their solution center. That part of the company is the biggest embarrassment of all. Very unprofessional, and very manipulative. A high percentage of people that work at PLTW are miserable, and anyone who is leaving positive feedback here is likely an employee from higher up the chain. Stay clear of this company. I’m trying to find something else as soon as possible.

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Cons

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