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Greenpoint Technologies

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Greenpoint Technologies reviews

4.2

97% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Klaus Koester

82% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

Greenpoint Technologies has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Greenpoint Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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78 reviews
3.0
Dec 26, 2013

Old Company New directions.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is an affiliated company with good growth options. This is a great group to get in with and I believe the future is bright for this company

Cons

Things move very slow on projects. Sometimes I believe it is too slow for a company that is spending all the money to acquire large quantities of assets with out showing employees the full picture outside of the main primary company

1.0
Mar 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great location on the water and upper floors of building making for some nice views over the lake if you are lucky enough to be located on that side of the office, the general workers and some of the management are very nice and personable.

Cons

Completely and utterly top heavy with management. One engineer did a study of this issue a few years back and found a ratio of 10 workers per manager. As of updating this study as of late last year, that ratio was at: 1.46:1. Yes, that's an average of 1.5 workers for every manager or lead in the place. This is just getting worse as they continue to promote and create new management positions. The other issue that kills this place is the micro-management. Greenpoint is a case study in the matter. So much so, it is preventing people from being productive. Consider the fact that of the current projects they have going, none are running at or below budget (128%, 131% & 135% over budget). Most of this as you can guess is due mainly to the overhead costs of all the management and the loss of actual productive time workers must devote to micro-managing tasks requested of them. They also do not treat contractors as well as direct employees, granted, this is a typical thing at some companies, but at Greenpoint there are a couple of contractors that have to "report" in the moment they start their workday and "report" out in order to leave. None of these contractors are habitually late not do they leave early. It's been the case from the moment they started. One last key note you may need to be aware of is the fact that in the first two months of 2012, 7, yes SEVEN people just in the engineering department quit. Some were managers and leads, some were in senior positions. They left mainly due to the issues I've stated.

1.0
Sep 14, 2023

My experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good company, a nice office to work in.

Cons

The manager has never managed anyone in their life. Very high turnover rates in the department I worked in. People are leaving because the manager is the problem, not the employee. The wage was barely liveable. The manager was a bully too. No protection for the new employees.

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