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Vortex Aquatic Structures

Is this your company?

The owners and HR make it a toxic workplace. - Anonymous employee Vortex Aquatic Structures Employee Review

1.0
10 Feb 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You will have some awesome and positive interactions with colleagues outside of your department (although upper management does not use the term "departments" in an effort to appear like a "flat" organization there ARE departments that are clearly defined and treated very differently). Growing company, several events throughout the year and for some, NOT all, excellent work-life balance (depends on your department).

Cons

Terrible upper management, starting with the cold upper heads and INCOMPETENT HR department. Many firings (high turnover rate) and you do not get to stay, no matter the quality of work, if the boss' wife does not like you. Beware if you're thinking of joining certain teams (Shipping, Marketing, Design...) they have a lot expected from them and poor infrastructure, organization and upper management support.

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4.0
6 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great brand. Good company culture. Rapidly growing company.

Cons

Lack of communication between departments and offices.

1.0
2 Feb 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great product to sell customers. -Work life balance- managers seem flexible around employees schedules. -Despite my cons listed below, there are still quite a few peers that I enjoy working with on a day to day basis.

Cons

Compensation: Pay is mediocre to say the least, plenty of departments are being low balled compared to what the national average is for those particular job titles with other companies. Lack of training: Promises have been made to plenty of employees (past and current) who state that they will train their direct reports, however this doesn't happen at all. Instead they eliminate positions without performance improvement plans, coaching, or any other form of assisting team members to grow. Lack of Accountability: Most managers spend more time throwing blame at their direct reports instead of helping them assist with finding resolutions to problems. Barely anything gets truly resolved and in the end the client is the one who ends up paying for it. I have seen plenty of good employees be let go over the past several years and many of them where not even trained. It's easy to point fingers at employees who are no longer with us, however that does not resolve the issue(s) at hand instead it simply is another way to pass blame onto others. Upper Management Cliquish Lack of Diversity: Not much diversity within this company however I am hoping the coming years will change that.

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