Working at TEG - QC Assistant TEG(IRELAND) Employee Review

Good shift patterns, good equipment/resources and some great hardworking people working there. Although sometimes, there was more hard work put into the banter at lunchtime! But it made you look forward to going to work in the morning.

Some of the mid to lower level managers are good, know their stuff and were great to work with. However, both the managing director and overall company owner left an awful lot to be desired. The managing director, although with extensive executive experience working with large multinational companies had an unpredictable demeanor (despite having PR training) and would often loose his temper over a trivial matter or something he simply didn't understand. Although he was a newcomer to the particular industry (which can have its benefits (fresh ideas, new thinking, etc), he pretended to know everything about what people on the floor were doing, which he simply didn't and at times he was irritating and just got in the way. The overall owner was, quite frankly, ignorant and completely unsuitable in a managerial role. He is also actively involved in the local GAA and definitely has preferences to employees who are a part of that club as well. In relation to work/life balance, that would only apply if employees were involved in either hurling or football. Some staff members would receive blatant preferential treatment, for example, time-off from a shift to attend a training session or a match.

I left TEG for personal family reasons recently after 7 years. The company is serious about giving really good training. The equipment is excellent. Lots of new machines & software. When I was leaving the new R&D building was being commissioned. It is a sign of a good company spending so much on new products. There is a Gaelic footballing culture in the company. I made a lot of friends & am still keeping in touch with them.

Some of my college mates say that it is better to work in a large multinational organisation & that is where you get exposure to best practices. TEG is Irish owned. It always impressed me how quickly TEG reacted to industry changes. I’m not sure whether I would have had these experiences in the large companies here in Ireland.