Zeeco Reviews

You can clearly see that a family atmosphere used to exist. The people who have been there for 15 years talk about the times when hard work was rewarded and innovation was a part of the culture. Those times are long gone. Management only want "yes men". Those who disagree with even trivial decisions are quickly and relentless put down, ignored, and/or shamed. Management will completely disregard an idea if it comes from a subordinate, often not even attempting to listen to it (the exception is when they wait a week or so and claim it as their own idea). Management has succeeded by taking credit for the work of others and blaming every mistake on others. There is no room for professional growth as management are terrified of promoting competent people who could potentially threaten their position. The managers are mostly (but not entirely) good people at heart but have no training or skills in management. Roughly half of the employees carry the entire workload and are extremely overburdened. The other half spend most of their time getting other people to do their work for them or blaming others for their shortcomings. Field issues are continually ignored by office staff. Repeating issues in the field are completely ignored with little to no effort made to improve quality. Untested products are continually thrown into the field where R&D is done by those who have no input into design improvements. As soon as there is a basic understanding of how to make the design work, a completely different design is thrust upon the service people to figure out.

Performance bonuses are conditional, with a clawback attached. Isn't it a bonus for work already performed/executed? It's not a retention or relocation bonus... Pay is sub-par for industry, peers, and for the amount of work required. Extra hours worked is necessary for any job that you want to excel at, but it shouldn't be expected, and you shouldn't be sneered at for leaving on time (on time = 10 hour work day) The downturn created a competitive atmosphere internally, and departments compete with each other to ensure they keep their own books positive. Creates a hostile environment between groups. The "ma and pop" environment that Zeeco wants so hard to retain just comes off as "old and outdated". Think steel industry in the 60's... do you want to work back then? They popped open a bottle of whiskey at their desk at 5:30, that's how they got through it. Zero structure, work practices, standards, etc. Everything is done on a whim and on the tribal knowledge on 1 or 2 people. Terrible at succession planning.