Constant Change and Incompetent Management - Lab Technician Sibelco Group Employee Review

1.0
Dec 3, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The coworkers are great people to work with.

Cons

Constant restructuring and change. No work/life balance. 2 weeks PTO upon hiring, you get another 5 days after five years. PTO doesn’t roll over and it’s very common to be unable to actually use all of your PTO. Working hours and shifts can change without warning. American management is constantly under pressure from European micromanagement that treats American employees like morons. Employees are constantly pressured by whatever idea comes into the CEOs head that week and he uses intimidation to get his way. Staff constantly feel threatened in their job and are not given ample time or resources to deliver on projects. Micromanaging executives have created a culture where the few employees left with any HPQ experience feel like they cannot fight back against poor decisions that have led to massive quality complaints and production failures. Salary is not keeping up with other employers, health benefits have been on a steady decline for years. We were told no bonuses or raises would be offered at the end of this year, despite going through one of the worst disasters that the region has ever experienced. This company does not care about its employees

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It's all just so wonderful. Leadership, especially that from Europe is just so great. They like to change their goals every other day and I think that's great for the employee.

Cons

None, just so so great.

1.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They improved the benefits, but that doesn’t cover up for their gross incompetence. HR actively trying to get employees to leave positive reviews on Glassdoor, usually around when someone gets a raise or considered for a new position, seems shady right?

Cons

Absolutely in no way should anyone accept a job here, even in desperation. They are an absolute mess, confused, disorganized, not a clue about how to operate a business in the US. Even if you accept a job with them, it’s highly likely that you will be laid off in a matter of months or reorganized out which has happened multiple times in the last 2 years. It’s actually quite amazing that a company can be this incompetent. They don’t actually care about you, especially if you are an American. They layoff long tenured employees with little severance because you’re just a number. Sibelco bankrupted a US company before and appears they learned nothing. It would not surprise me to see bankruptcy in the near future or sell off of parts of the business to stay afloat. Clearly they learned nothing from the last time they were inept and bankrupted a US business. Their European leadership are way in over their heads. It’s actually comical how bad they have messed up in the US glass market, competitors are eating their lunch and they aren’t intelligent enough to compete back. You need to run from this place, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, not even my worst enemy.

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