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Virginia-Georgia Transformer

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Virginia-Georgia Transformer reviews

2.1

24% would recommend to a friend

(286 total reviews)

Prabhat Jain

24% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Virginia-Georgia Transformer has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Virginia-Georgia Transformer employee rating is 42% below average for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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286 reviews
4.0
Jan 27, 2014

The way I see it.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have worked for VT for several months and agree that working for VT is not utopia but instead of airing my dirty laundry and personal opinion on Glassdoor I try to remember that it is a job that I get paid to do for a company that has been and continues to be very successful. Personally job security with a company that is experiencing 20 -25% annual growth and is debt free must be doing many things right. Sure my opinion of the way I do my job and the companies may not always be the same but it is my responsibility to seek common ground when I can, accept the principals that the company and its owner adhere to and give VT my best efforts. If the job and company are not for me then I should move on and allow others who will fit it with VT to get that opportunity without criticizing the company on a public forum and possibly influencing other that would flourish in our environment. I have been in most areas of the facility and have not seen the whips, chains or slave conditions that others have mentioned.

Cons

Due to growth of VT infrastructure is behind, hard to find a parking place sometimes, break room needs to be improved and maybe better parking lot lighting.

4.0
Nov 10, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

a debt free company an aggressively growing company location, Roanoke is a great mid size city to live and raise kids in, plenty to do mid size company, you work hard and achieve results, they are visible opportunity to work closely and learn from top-guys pays for performance **

Cons

can improve upon work-life balance limited employee activities (this has improved significantly in recent years)

2.0
Sep 26, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I love the work itself, and I get along great with my coworkers.

Cons

Most salaried employees make 15-30% less than their market value dictates. VTC manages to retain good employees by using dirty tricks in US immigration law by getting highly skilled employees under the L1 visa. Under this particular visa, VTC will sponsor immigrants to come to the US to work here. However, if that employee wants to quit, he loses his sponsorship and is deported - hence employees quit very rarely, even if they hate the company they work for. Because the employees have no cards to bargain with (they certainly can't just find work at a better company) VTC doesn't have to pay competitive wages to keep good employees around.It is interesting that a good immigration reform policy by the government could literally devastate this company. For myself, I make $12,000 less than an entry level professional would in the same industry (and I'm NOT entry level). I plan to make every effort to remove myself from the company when I am capable of doing so.

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