23 Dec 2022
Allseas Group reviews about "colleague"
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9 reviews
3.0
14 Oct 2024
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Friendly and nice colleagues who help
Cons
tasks where a bit basic most of the time
4.0
11 Jan 2019
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Challenging work, nice colleagues, much responsibility
Cons
Not sustainable, bad working conditions offshore
5.0
9 Mar 2024
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Great work environment, amazing colleagues.
Cons
No share programmes for employees
3.0
26 Apr 2023
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Solving new challenges more or less in daily tasks Nice colleagues
Cons
Some micro-management in higher level
3.0
12 May 2017
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Nice people environment: mostly great colleagues, humble middle managers, forgiving about engineering mistakes. Compared to other companies, little work pressure. Apart from some spikes of rush, relaxed atmosphere. People are active in organizing sports activities and friendship between colleagues is generally very strong. Interesting projects: the company has a (sometimes truly respectable) cow-boy view of the market. It goes with the motto of 'no guts, no glory', and it results in incredibly complex, engineering innovations. The Pioneering Spirit and its lifting systems are the greatest example. Most of products and equipment that the rest of the pipelay industry rents or buys, Allseas tries to make in-house, employing in many inexperienced people that are given cool job tasks. However, this comes with almost no guidance. This forces you to overcome yourself on your own, but normally the first results are often time, and money-inefficient Frankensteins. Much of the learning is about how not to do things next time. Still, a good lesson. Possibility for engineers to reinvent wheels: under the shield of innovative mentality and 'thinking-out-of-the-box' mottos, much money is wasted in reinventing existing products internally. Possibly a waste of money, but can be interesting for engineers.
Cons
Despite the size, it's a private company: what is pushed through is the will of the owner. No matter how 'high' people grow on paper they hold close-to-zero decision power. Many people reaching a leading engineering role leave as soon as they realize their creativity and intelligence cannot be put to real use, and their function is to merely execute (sometimes absurd) engineering desires. Projects are very poorly executed, often skipping design and testing stages. No concepts of systems engineering employed, no true reviews, little guidance. Engineering decisions are rarely taken by specialists. Critical decisions are often settled not involving anyone with experience on the subjects. Despite many people working on hands-on projects, there is no lab facility, neither electrical nor mechanical. Engineers often bring their own private equipment from home, and it's everyday experience to have someone interrupt your work asking if you have a screwdriver to lend. Nepotism is a reality. Favorites are usually from the owner's student fraternity. They have higher 'growth' chances, and are invited for private dinners. The combination of a rich wallet, inefficient management, chaotic environment, and limited upward communication of true issues (perhaps due to fear of looking pessimistic, or of losing one's privileged relationship) results in engineers feeling unimportant and often frustrated. Raises and bonuses are the first items to be scrapped off the 'red numbers' Excel sheet, and the last to be given importance to when the 'Sum' at the end of the sheet turns black again. Pharaonic multimillion parties, wastes of all kinds, gigantic subcontracting bills, and costs of poor management that are in front of everyone's eyes, are done little about.
4.0
16 Jan 2017
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Competent colleagues with years of experience.
Cons
Not enough emphasis in employees development.
4.0
27 Oct 2020
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relaxed, motivated, kind and friendly colleagues
Cons
sometimes have to work overtime
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