CDE Group Reviews

3.4

39% would recommend to a friend

(89 total reviews)

Marc Jennings

47% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

CDE Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 89 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CDE Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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89 reviews
1.0
21 Sept 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The gate out, when it worked A select few genuinely good people

Cons

• Inner circle of original employees who are connected to the owner that sink anyone they take a disliking too. • extreme micro-management or over delegation (bluffing managers) no in between. leaves employees over scrutinised, over worked, undertrained and overwhelmed. •Managers either don’t care about the well-being of their subordinates or are promoted through who they know to positions they know nothing about and make horrible decisions. • knowledgable, capable employees are lied to to keep them in positions as they are the only ones capable of doing the job and management are not willing to hire/train people appropriately (it took 4 men to do my job when I left) • impossible workload placed on individuals once they are shown to be capable. Overtime optional in the contract (40 hour contracted work week) but you are expected to work 50/60 hours a week. • disciplinary actions seem to be one rule for one for another. There seems to be no steps before final written warning for people who aren’t liked. And those who are in favour fly under the radar time & time again. • management so eager to climb the ladder and look good for the board they go full bore into half-cocked ideas that 90% of the time end up being irrelevant of counter-productive. •Absolutely zero employee input taken into account (recent employee survey was bounced back to employees by management before reaching the board and employees told to improve their answers) • uncompetitive pay with little chance of progression, especially for those working in practical positions (assembly, fabrication, stores & site) • lack lustre / incapable employees seem to just get shuffled round the company by management to cause the most damage possible. •high employee turnover rate have absolutely ruined working atmosphere. • near miss / accident rates soaring due to high workload and high stress. Health and safety call meetings with employees and managers where we were told that no job is so important that you need to put your safety at risk. When the reality seems to be the exact opposite. AVIOD AT ALL COSTS IF YOU VALUE YOUR SANITY AND DIGNITY

1.0
18 Dec 2017

Don't judge a book by it's cover

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity is there to learn if you take your own initiative, but there is a low ceiling to how far you can develop.

Cons

The company does an excellent job putting forth an image of professionalism, but in reality it is the most disorganized place I have ever worked. Promises are not followed up with, and the primary concern is bringing in money, with customer and employee satisfaction finishing at the bottom of priorities. I would warn anyone accepting a job here that for the U.S., 80% of new hires leave this company within the first 2 years. It's an okay transition job but an absolutely horrible long term investment. Be prepared for a massive amount of mistakes and disgruntled employees/customers who are not proud to be working alongside CDE. Management has been told time and again what needs to change, but ignores advice until it is too late. I do not see a bright future ahead for CDE. I feel sad for the few good people I left behind and sincerely hope that this company will take this review as an eye-opener as to what the organization needs most.

1.0
13 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None what was a good company is no longer.

Cons

Too little too late, management team a total shambles. Directors employed but find out only director in title, nothing else, still big divide to the inner sanctum. New blood brought in but then alienated and side lined.

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