NLMK reviews

Culture of fear, micromanagement, constant turnover, poor management from executives, lack of communication between all levels of employees, antiquated production systems / strategies, lack of leadership, pessimistic atmosphere, no automation, undesirable bonus structure, lack of trust of management among production level employees.

No upward mobility. General dissatisfaction among employees leads to constant gossiping and complaining. Many workers just coasting to retirement, not interested in learning new skills or profesional growth. Some employees only continue their employment due to need of health benefits. Envy among even management results in false perception of injustice when a coworker is apparently doing well in life and seems to some to be a suitable justification for slander and hen-house whispering. Some in management are clique-ish and aloof. Company is foreign owned and decisions made are often not in the best interests of the american side. Ex: russian slabs arrive with defects. Rejecting poor quality material back to russia is not posible cuz too expensive to ship back or scrap, so russia says do what you can to produce good Steel. result: american división pays top dollar for prime slabs which are really not prime quality and when there is internal fallout due to defects, american división takes the loss. Russian side uses american división as dumping ground for bad material to keep russian división looking good. stock is traded on russian stock Exchange and London stock Exchange, not american. Company uses ex-pólice officers to enforce safety and rules. these people créate a very tense, big-brother-is-watching atmosphere that compliments the gossip culture.