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Vestas Wind Systems

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Vestas Wind Systems reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,425 total reviews)

Henrik Andersen

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Vestas Wind Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,425 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 Energie, Bergbau, Versorgungswirtschaft industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Dec 27, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Vision: this company is a leader in its field, develops some truly amazing machines. Employees: the laborers and team members are good folks, easy to get along with.

Cons

Boys' Club Management: The management is very insular and exclusive. If you aren't friends of someone important, you won't be getting ahead here. Misogyny: this is a rampant problem here locally. It's not nearly as bad elsewhere in the company, where this company excels, but women and enby folk are at a severe disadvantage here locally. Pay is not competitive: Costs of living haven't been fully considered in a pay adjustment in years, even though housing and inflation have cut into take-home pay more and more.

1.0
Sep 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is an opportunity to make a nice salary with all of the overtime offered to travel employees but that comes at a massive cost to your health.

Cons

Management has low opinion of field employees and uses them to the point they quit. They have no regard for physical or mental health. There is a complete and obvious lack of respect for field employees. Management does not understand the job of the technicians that work for them and expresses no interest in learning. Often times placing techs in jobs where they cannot do the work due the scope, weather, etc. Travel employees only receive a couple weeks of PTO more than non-travel employees. After traveling for 8+ weeks at a time your PTO requests (to go home) are considered vacation by management and requests are often not granted, even if you make your request months in advance. When pointing out safety and technical issues my concerns were often ignored. Their response was to cut corners and "just get the job done" at any cost. Employees deserve to have safety concerns taken seriously. Customers pay a premium for service and repairs and deserve better. There is a massive problem with the way Vestas recruits and promotes internal employees. They would rather keep strong field employees in the field until they quit or break. During the recruitment process I was not treated with the respect that I earned and deserved over the course of my six-year career with Vestas. After six years with Vestas I was broken down to the point I developed a severe mental health issue. I took short-term leave of absence for medical reasons and Vestas denied my disability claim because they do not acknowledge mental health as a valid medical condition -- no joke, this came from HR. Vestas is well aware of the uphill battle it is for employees to take them to court and bank on that. I took 3 months of unpaid leave and eventually quit rather than put myself into a toxic situation. No one deserves this level of abuse. Bottom line: if you value your health do not work for Vestas!

1.0
Dec 17, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Industry attracts great people -Work-life balance is not an issue since the latter half is removed from the equation entirely. -Develop a whole new appreciation for sleep -You can leave when you want and find a similar position that pays 50% more, with 50% of the work

Cons

-Trauma bonding -Lack of integrity -Loyalty does not go both ways

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