GEA Group reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(595 total reviews)

Stefan Klebert

72% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

GEA Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 595 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GEA Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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595 reviews
3.0
Aug 2, 2021

Ok-ish

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Pros

Generally the atmosphere at work is polite. Most of the coworkers I interacted with during my time there were kind and hardworking so the team itself is a big pro.

Cons

Management can be lazy. There's considerable mission creep throughout the time in the role so as the months go by you find yourself with added tasks that should have their own department but they have distributed them around the HR team. Compensation isn't competitive and there's multiple little empty benefits they use as an excuse to justify not renegotiating a salary up to the value of one's contribution. Very likely they won't keep the ability to work from home after COVID. They have dodged the matter everytime it came up as if expecting to find the perfect moment to say they won't allow it. The extension of the pandemic past the point anyone truly expected it to last has forced them to keep kicking down the can for later so up until the last time I heard from friends still working there they hadn't provided a final answer. I was offered the raise I wanted once I informed them I was leaving for a new opportunity elswhere.

2.0
Jan 3, 2019

GEA employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Retirement benefits are above average for 401K match

Cons

Company policies are constantly changing causing worse working conditions. Company does not show value of employees.

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GEA Group Response
7y
Thank you for your review. We are happy that you enjoy the benefits at GEA. However, we are sorry that you feel that we do not value our employees. All changes happening within GEA is to support our mission and create a better future for the company and employees. We value all employee’s hard work and dedication to our mission. Demile Robinson Gilmore Vice President, Human Resources North America and Latin America
2.0
Sep 27, 2017

Great People and Environment

Recommend
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Pros

Freedom to execute work in your own style. Wonderful people for co workers.

Cons

Pay is lower than the competitors. Compensation has been poor over the course of seven years.

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GEA Group Response
8y
Thank you for the feedback. We are happy that you are having a positive experience working at GEA. However, we are sorry that you feel our compensation is low. We participate in international wage salary surveys and we have found that we are competitive with other businesses in our industry. Thank you again for taking the time to write a review. Demile Robinson Gilmore Vice President, Human Resources North America and Latin America
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