Went Down Hill Fast - Anonymous employee Veolia Employee Review

1.0
27 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Veolia ES North America was a great company to work for prior to 2013. Executive team was knowledgeable and knew how to run a profitable and successful company. Bonuses were paid when targets were met. Employees were treated with respect. The ES North American HR team was small but talented and HR leadership was engaged and listened to employees. Executive team and most of the HR team are all gone, many were termed. If you were from ES, you had a target on your back.

Cons

Veolia North America has gone downhill quickly. Sr Leadership is poor and clueless. The CEO of North America is nothing more that a Paris puppet. HR function has no leader and isn't connected to the employees. ES businesses were integrated in the Industrial Group, but no ES Executives were asked to join, so they all were terminated. Industrial now is lead by water employees who are clueless, and have never run a division that large.

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Veolia Response
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Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We're glad to hear you sound pleased overall in your role! It's a hard job and we appreciate people like you who contribute to our mission of resourcing the world.
3.0
17 Apr 2026
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Pros

Good exposure to a large, complex organization with cross-functional collaboration. Opportunities to take on responsibility and learn quickly if you are proactive. Some strong internal frameworks and experienced individuals to learn from. Visibility across different teams and business units.

Cons

Lack of standardized processes creates unnecessary inefficiencies and rework. Too much reliance on individual knowledge instead of scalable systems. Cross-team communication is often reactive rather than coordinated, which slows execution. Roles and ownership are frequently unclear, leading to misalignment and finger-pointing. Tools exist but are not fully implemented or consistently used, resulting in avoidable manual work.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback from our employees. We continually strive to ensure that our management is providing the best leadership to our teams and creating an environment where employees can succeed.
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