Vantaggi
Veolia is a multi-billion, multi-national company based out of Paris, France.They offer great benefits, competitive salaries, and extensive training. Speaking in general terms, this is a great company to work for. I have learned more in my first year than during the entire 16-years at my previous company. Big changes and improvements are planned and anticipated to be implemented and online within a couple of years. The company sends out surveys to solicit feedback directly from their employees in order to hear their opinions rather than management's version of their employees opinions. The company is showing strong growth with bright prospects for the future. Locally, many of the people I work with are bright and hard-working.
Svantaggi
The various branches, facilities, and locations are not harmonized. It seems as though when Veolia acquires a location, that location is not fully assimilated into the Veolia way of doing business. This means that when one branch is dealing with another branch, it's like two different businesses dealing with each other. This leads to redundancies in tasks which increases work-load and decreases efficiency. Many of the IT systems seem to be plagued by the same culture. There is lots of manual data re-entry because one part of the system cannot talk to another part of the system. There is quite a bit of bureaucracy to getting a proposed upgrade of the system, no matter how minor. This issue along with the epic disconnect between the branches is being addressed at the corporate level and is expected to be resolved within the next couple of years. However, as is human nature, most people are resistant to change so they dig in their heels which further slows the process. Corporate has indicated they listen to employee surveys but results seem to take several years. Locally, employee turnover is fairly high, probably because there is no advancement. Do something well for a couple of years and, during the review, the manager agrees you're doing well but to give it another year before discussing advancement. Then, get the same story next year. There is no incentive for management to move good employees up because it's so difficult and expensive to fill your position. The company line includes great advancement opportunities but the local management doesn't share that view.
