Novelis reviews

I was shocked to find out how Novelis operates. In my role, I experienced operations and management from a high level. I left almost every day feeling saddened knowing how management truly operates and how they treat employees. This is an environment of harassment and hostility. There are many legal issues due to poor managerial practices, yet higher level executives worked to cover this up rather than have tough conversations or make tough decisions. What I found more disappointing was that employees are held to a higher expectation than their managers, yet are learning and receiving poor information and training from their higher level management. The issues within Novelis are very deep rooted, and while there have been investments made in training, no changes are made. It felt impossible to implement positive change or make a difference...I couldn't handle the mistreatment of employees any longer, and I felt like I was drowning in new issues. I also refused to be mistreated by hostile managers refusing to change their practices. On top of that, the systems the company internally utilizes are some of the worst I have ever seen. Mistakes are constantly made because the systems are so manual, which impacts pay, benefits, performance management, etc. It's scary how disjointed they are.

The company cares more about following its own policies than achieving its goals: it is a case of, "the means justify the ends." This results in poor direction for the career paths of individuals, as well as a poor general direction for the company. This past year was challenging for the company, but it will get worse under the company's current strategy.