SGS reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,377 total reviews)
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Geraldine Picaud

60% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

SGS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,377 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SGS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Jul 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some good points for SGS. Good co-workers. Original local management was perfect for the role.

Cons

Management of the OGC business within the South of the UK. I was forced to quit SGS through poor management in many areas. I was overworked and little consideration was given personal issues some of those caused by the fact you are required to work for the good of the company only. You are a number, a robot, nothing else. I was given ZERO career opportunity even though I worked harder than most and that commitment to the company was even overlooked in favour of someone else whom management favoured. This structure caused me personal ill health and mental fatigue. When the management system was change only a couple of years before I quit, the situation changed for the worse very quickly. Customers I had worked with for years complained about the changes and being forced to deal with others. I would discuss more here but, I can't as the anxiety at reliving the events is too much. If I ever changed companies again, I will never work with this manager again. I feel this person is destroying a good company and the employees.

2.0
Jul 15, 2016

Laboratory Report Writer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Pay Check -Benefits -Generally good co-workers -Enjoyable "gallows humor" type vibe

Cons

For the chemistry, food lab: - Far to few people for the number of reports to be generated -An hour to 2 hours of overtime 4 days a week every week is not "normal", it kills employee moral - Poor support but I guess when the goal is to get out as many reports as possible per day there really is no time for training -Lack of respect from manager to regular employee -have to wait a year before transferring to a new position

1.0
Jul 4, 2016

Bad employer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SGS helps in every resume. There is every day the opportunity to work with important clients, work on new projects.

Cons

The main problem is the bad management, the core activities are increasingly outsourced. The salary level is unacceptable, no benefits or compensations for the major part of the employees.

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