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Project Lead The Way

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Company removes reviews - Anonymous employee Project Lead The Way Employee Review

1.0
Aug 20, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, time off, mostly remote work.

Cons

I posted a review here several weeks ago that was accepted, however, I initially recieved an email that the company had attempted to remove the review but Glassdoor determined they wouldn't remove it. However, it seems PLTW was persistent, so Glassdoor asked me to rewrite the review. Due to this fact, I think the first thing to know is that PLTW works hard to censor any honest feedback from their employees. To summarize my previous review, I would encourage anyone looking to join PLTW, and current employees, to review the organization's form 990 for the last few years. Here you can see how the c-suite's compensation changes (increases) compared to the rest of the employees struggling to keep up with inflation. I will mostly echo other reviews here. The people are unkind, leadership is out of touch, and in general something feels off. PLTW tries so hard to mask the internal inequity it's embarrassing. Stop trying to fix the problems with company swag and "extras." Fix the problems by addressing the broken performance review process, stop underpaying everyone but leadership, and definitely stop stifling feedback by persuading Glassdoor to remove negative reviews.

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Project Lead The Way Response
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Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns. We aim to ensure that all feedback is constructive and adheres to the guidelines set by Glassdoor. Sometimes, reviews may be removed by Glassdoor if they don’t meet these guidelines. We are incredibly gratified that recently over 88% of our organization shared that they are happy with their work experience would recommend PLTW as a great place to work. We are disappointed that your experience is not similar. If you’d like to discuss your feedback further, please contact Talent Experience. PLTW values honest and balanced insight, and we’d like the opportunity to address any concerns you may have directly. Thank you!

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