Saint-Gobain reviews

Poor pay and dysfunctional management. The HR strategy needs to be questioned since decisions are all based on the opinions of bachelor level HR Managers/Directors. Huge focus on the placement of women in Management positions and longtime secure career forecasting for those from selected universities. The power of decision making is non-exisitant since everything needs to go to Paris for approval. Bonuses are not based on performance (as it is communicated) rather than what has been budgeted. French people will always be the priority, everyone else is a second class citizen. This is a huge barrier to career development when French Expats are always showing up out of nowhere and taking mid-upper management positions.

Upper management is at odds with the hourly workers on the floor. The company is constantly moving to cut costs and make improvements in efficiency and productivity, but will choose and implement actions and policies that dont accomplish these objectives. The workers themselves dont really care about the job, they work there because its pays and dont commit tot eh company, like fast food workers. Unlike fastfood, the products made are high cost and quality to be used by places like NASA, Harley Davidson, etc. Combine this with VPs who push production numbers at any cost, you have a place that is terrible to work at.