Things are not always what they seem. - Anonymous employee BWX Employee Review

1.0
9 May 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hard to find anything positive... used to be a good company. Staff in constant fear of management. An arrogant narcissist/bully runs the place like he owns it. Need external eyes to uncover what is really going on.

Cons

Culture is cruel, would use people up and spit them out. There is very high staff turn over which makes one wonder if survey results are true. If you like walking on quicksand, this is the place to be. Majority of the 5-star reviews come from HR people who care more about the "image" of the company rather than doing their job and looking after the welfare of their employees.

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BWX Response
5y
I am sorry your employment experience at BWX was not a good one. However I did want to point out that our employee turnover is actually very low (on a monthly basis it averages 2% to 3%). We also like our employees to "act like owners" so a leader who "runs the place like he owns it" is actually what we strive for. Yes, engagement survey outcomes are important to us but they are one of so many sources of information we use to better understand our company culture and how we can improve. We also spend a lot more time working on the lowest scoring areas of our annual engagement survey vs. the highest. With that in mind, given your experience at BWX was not positive, if you would like to share more details with me please don't hesitate to contact me at bwxpeople@bwxltd.com so we can take the learnings from your experience for future employees.

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5.0
5 Feb 2021
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Pros

Great CEO who cares about employees and has put in place a lot of positive change, engaged Leadership Team, culture improving, HR team are doing a great job to ensure plenty of learning opportunities exist. All team members are friendly and welcoming.

Cons

Longer hours of work at times, but that is okay for me given all the opportunities that exist and that I love what I do and who I work with. Some challenges between AUS and USA as other reviews have stated, however structure is relatively new so I'm sure with time these will be ironed out. If you are a person who does not like change - our company is fast moving, must be prepared to be agile!

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BWX Response
5y
Thank you for the positive review. Completely agree, BWX moves quickly and agility is a key requirement! We have added some customized meeting and email training to our online learning platform in an attempt to create some efficiencies. We've also blocked calendars for all employees globally for half a day a week to allow for some planning and deep work time...the challenge of course is to make sure you stay committed to keeping this time free!
3.0
3 Nov 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Nice coworkers and good products

Cons

very disorganized and not good guidance to those new to corporate life

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