- unrealistic project deadlines that promote working long hours
- your bosses will make impossible promises to customers that you will be held accountable for
- every decision has to be run through big bosses in France
- no one below a Director level is bonus eligible
- American Director level only say “yes” to the bosses in France, then everyone below the Directors are held responsible for failure.
- the directors constantly bicker and blame each other to try and shift responsibility before saddling the failure to one of their underlings
- Broken bidding system for new projects that only results in tighter deadlines, lower budgets, and angrier customers.
- very few promotions available unless you have a European passport
- Plastic Omnium tells a great story about this being a family company and asking people to perform and go over the top for the company. But they are ruthless to achieve a desired result to please the shareholders. In 2020, they cut salaries by 20% followed by layoffs in the US only. Not such a great family.