I guess it's ok - Systems Engineer ALTEN Employee Review

3.0
Jan 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent company communication Many projects available

Cons

Lousy salary Laughable bonuses/benefits Bad time management

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ALTEN Response
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Thank you for this review; we appreciate your feedback and consider it as an opportunity to improve. We are happy to see that your overall experience with Alten has been positive so far. Speaking with numerous engineers and customers every month enables us to have an accurate perspective and understanding of the market.  Alten is continuously ensuring a relevant alignment between our salary policy and the UK market. This alignment is carried out  through the continuous collaboration of our Recruitment and HR teams. We are constantly looking to improve our benefits package and have made several recent upgrades that took into consideration our employees feedback. We would kindly advise you to talk to your career manager about any time management related issue. Finally, if you wish to give us more details regarding the respect towards employees at Alten, please email laetitia.galy@alten.com Thanks again for taking the time to write a review and please rest assured that we are striving towards a continuous improvement of our processes to enhance our employees experience.

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3.0
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Pros

• Talented employees who genuinely care about customers, consultants, and each other. • Strong technical expertise and exposure to large, complex client programs. • Opportunity to learn resilience, problem-solving, and how to operate in challenging environments. • Significant growth potential if organizational barriers can be addressed. • Many good people working hard to achieve success despite limited resources.

Cons

• Decision-making is often highly centralized and slow, limiting agility and responsiveness to market realities. • Leaders are frequently held accountable for ambitious growth objectives without corresponding authority, resources, or support. • Heavy emphasis on activity tracking, reporting, and process can outweigh focus on outcomes and execution. • Limited willingness to challenge long-standing practices, even when market conditions or employee feedback suggest change is needed. • Leadership diversity and diversity of thought remain opportunities for improvement. • Employee concerns are not always translated into meaningful action, which can contribute to disengagement and turnover.

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