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Vestas Wind Systems

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Vestas Wind Systems reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,438 total reviews)

Henrik Andersen

74% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Vestas Wind Systems has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,438 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vestas Wind Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jun 10, 2012

Mismanaged

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good professional & personal worklife balance.

Cons

Highly mismanaged. Unreachable company targets.

1.0
Jun 10, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good starting vacation package, health premiums paid, and there were a few good people there (sure most of them jumped ship by now), think the good ends there. Ironic that the pros are more for the hourly workers, as the salaried side put in a lot more hours but got none of the extra benefits the hourly workers got.

Cons

They have no idea how to run a lean, efficient company. Will buy parts/equipment with good old boy system from family in Europe at much higher cost then they could get in US. Simple, easy things like this are what will be the end for this company. It cannot survive without huge margins and government subsidies. They are so used to wasting cash, they don't know how to be lean and efficient. Terrible leadership throughout the company, no such thing as lead by example....it is a "do as I say not as I do" company.

1.0
Jun 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a number of positives about working at Vestas. First, the benefits are better than any I have ever seen (I have been out in the workforce for almost 20 years). There are exceptional medical, dental, and vision benefits, all without having to pay any portion of the premiums. The amount of vacation is outstanding - four weeks to start! Additionally, the work environment itself, meaning the people I worked with, was also quite good.

Cons

Unfortunately, there are many more negatives that positives. First, there is a significant cultural problem at Vestas. In-bred into this culture is an almost pathological need to do things the same way they have always done them; regardless of how much time and money are being wasted. This culture has also given rise to levels of bureaucracy I have never witnessed elsewhere (and I have worked for companies considerably larger than Vestas). The shear amount of documentation and level of detail required was staggering; even on the most simple of problems. In the worst of cases, I have seen co-workers spend months on tasks that should have taken hours. Third, upper management constantly makes reactionary decisions. Time and again we saw them state one thing and then do something completely different. This type of decision making inherently led to a very unstable work environment. It literally felt like you could lose your job on a moments notice without any rational explanation. Fourth - also related to the culture as a whole from my first point. This is a very arrogant company. There is a pervasive sense that one - they know what they are doing and are not too be questioned and two - any suggestion that they might be wrong is met with a wall of smugness. Going through the process of showing them a better solution, even if it is expressed with the utmost tact, is met with either some useless explanation as to why they are right or they simply ignore you. To sum up - I spent almost two years at Vestas and I can think of no reason why I would recommend for anyone to work there - with one exception. If you like companies where you can be a lemming and simply follow along with the crowd without any effort or independence of thought, then Vestas might be the place for you.

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