Great Culture, good place to work - Solar Engineer Ulteig Employee Review

Thank you for taking the time to write a thorough review about your experiences at Ulteig. I will share your perspectives about Substation with leadership. With regard to your ESOP-related comments, since this is a public site, I think it's important to respond with additional information and clarification regarding a few of your comments for other readers. First, Ulteig's ESOP is entirely funded by the company. Employees do not make any contribution of their own salary/money to the plan. Second, for active Ulteig employees, all of the value in their ESOP account is comprised of the value related to Ulteig shares. There is no cash component. So, if the value of Ulteig's shares increases by 25%, the employee's account value will increase 25% (plus the value of additional contributions). Relatedly, the ESOP does not make investments with employee accounts - they are based entirely on the company's stock value. Third, the payout schedule upon termination is stated in the plan document and shared with employees upon their departure - may be paid in a series of up to five annual installments if the total balance is above a certain de minimis amount. The remaining unpaid portion of a former employee's account may be converted from Ulteig stock value to a money market. Fourth, Ulteig communicates company financial performance with all employees on a monthly basis. And, last, the ESOP is never used as collateral to finance company growth. Since it appears that you might have questions about plan distributions, I encourage you to reach out to Ulteig to directly address your questions.