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Bad management in Brussels - Anonymous employee Volt International Employee Review

1.0
24 Jan 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some really great colleagues Good commissions Great help from the back-office

Cons

Very inhuman approach You are considered as a machine to make money No trainings Very old school process No homeworking

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Volt International Response
7y
We’re sorry that you don’t feel your experience as a Volt employee was satisfactory. We don’t feel that staff are treated as ‘machines’, but obviously, like all companies, we do need to be profitable and predominantly the roles within the organisation are sales focussed and as such team performance is important. We are very conscious of our mission statement, ‘fulfilling potential’ and we endeavour to help our staff develop themselves and their careers as they grow with the business. There are several examples of this within our Brussels office, including 20%+ of the team with +/-10 yrs in the company. Our team has also been nominated 2 years in a row by Trends Magazine as one of the “Gazelles” from Brussels (fastest growing companies). We attribute this success to great hires and an investment in training, with budgets growing 50% year on year and 100% in FY19. In 2018 we provided; 280Hrs of internal training and 465Hrs of external business training. We adopt a policy of continual improvement for all processes and know that we need to keep pushing things forward and rely on our teams to help us do this. We’re sad that you don’t feel we provided you with the best working environment and we will strive to do better and hope your experience with us helped you to progress your career and personal objectives.

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5.0
27 Mar 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Volt does a great job with onboarding and HR support. But they’re still beholden to the average wages in a city, which unfortunately are pretty low

Cons

Pay is pretty low considering how much labor is involved.

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Volt International Response
3y
We are glad you had a good experience with the Volt team. Thank you for taking your time and sharing your experience with us, we will take your comments into consideration in efforts to create a better working experience for all employees.
2.0
7 Aug 2023
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Pros

Working with the full time employees at the data center was a mostly positive experience. I was working at a remote site and it really gave me the opportunities to learn and really helped me further my career.

Cons

Working with the Volt management was a very odd experience. You wouldn't be in contact with the manager very often but the times you were you would start to notice weird things over time. I believe I was given special privileges and treatment compared to my fellow contractors. I would be told personal things about their performance which I had no reason of knowing. I was also given special assignments in the form of "leadership training" that just seemed like I was getting passed on the Volt managers responsibilities. The worst part was the constant lies and half truths from management. In order to make their job easier. The pay among the employees was not equal and they would normally lie to contractors about why. All the lies would cause many teamwork issues and safety issues within the workplace to the point where a former employee was not told the real reason why he was fired which caused an escalation that put the safety of everyone on campus in danger with the cops having to be called. People doing the same work and responsibilities would receive differences in pay more than $4 an hour. I also noticed the pattern that the people receiving less pay where either women or minorities, though I honestly don't believe this is on purpose, it was still something to point out.

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Volt International Response
2y
We are extremely sorry you did not have the best working experience with us. Volt is a leading global company; part of our goal is to maintain a positive diverse and respectful culture within the workplace. Through our open-door policy, we encourage employees, clients as well as former employees to confidentially discuss sensitive matters with management and resolve any issues to help us improve. You can also report your concerns at HR_Dept@volt.com; as we would love the opportunity to gain a better understanding of what happened so we may find a solution together.
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