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      GEA Group

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      GEA Group reviews

      3.7

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (598 total reviews)

      Stefan Klebert

      74% approve of CEO

      63% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      GEA Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 598 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GEA Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      598 reviews
      2.0
      Feb 23, 2017

      Constant Flux

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      There are some truly great people still left at GEA. The benefits are good with an above-par 401K match. Lots of flexibility and a decent amount of vacation time.

      Cons

      Top heavy management that keeps getting shuffled around. Outside of Germany there is no longer much room to advance and it frequently feels as though non-Germans are treated as second class citizens. While they do promote from within, this is done almost exclusively by nomination which limits both the possible qualified candidates and means that those looking to expand into different roles are unable to do so.

      1.0
      Feb 23, 2017

      Company has turned to garbage, unless you're an L1 thru L4.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Used to be a great company to work for, so maybe there's hope it gets back there, but even well after i have left, I've heard it's worse. At the time I left benefits were still top notch, but maybe that's coming to an end too, see below.

      Cons

      Decided to consolidate, spent time/money to evaluate their employees, yet none of that was even considered when deciding who to let go. Appeared more of a front to the shareholders and employees and they really just removed people that were too old and/or had a high salary. The morale of the company was the worst I've ever been part of. I've heard and confirmed they took health care away from one location. Management plays favorites, there's no room or plan for growth, and no one is held accountable for their work. There is minimal/no HR/Finance/IT departments locally - everything is now outsourced. The CEO from Germany visited my location once, and did anything and everything to not be seen by the employees. Was escorted in and out for a meeting. Couldn't even say hello to the people that work for him.

      2.0
      Feb 5, 2017

      Why fix it if you can break it

      Senior executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Global player, interesting technology, fine colleagues

      Cons

      Top management just looks at PowerPoints and figures, not at what is really happening and the story behind it. Very little diversity in thoughts and idea. You either agree or you are out.

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