Sandvik reviews

3.9

84% would recommend to a friend

(944 total reviews)
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Stefan Widing

88% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Sandvik has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 944 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sandvik 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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944 reviews
1.0
Jan 12, 2017

It's no wonder this company is falling apart!

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Pros

Only positive thing I can say about this company are the benefits. Because it's a European owned business, the insurance and paid time off are better than some.

Cons

Where do I begin? They are full of deceit and empty promises. In the beginning, they tell you how easy it is to move up in rank, that they love to promote from within. But you see people who should get promotions passed over for someone who is chummy with a higher up yet has no real work skills. Ethics are a joke and so is company policy. They train you on procedures that get "bent" every time a customer calls to complain because they're scared to lose business but the sales reps practically give everything away free anyway. There is no real structure, it just depends on who your manager is and who trained them. Everyone does everything differently and each person thinks they are right. Speaking of managers, they do nothing but talk about non-work related stuff all day. They sit around chatting about Facebook or sports or restaurants and then get all frenzied at the end of the day acting like there's so much work to be done and expect everyone else to pick up their slack. Well if you did your job throughout the day instead of BS-ing, you'd actually get stuff done. There is absolutely no accountability. Be wary of anything the recruiter promises when bringing you on board, you will probably never see any of it. Get it in writing. Oh and last but not least, they move you around like personal property from one state to the next. Doesnt matter if you sold your home to relocate or left all your family behind, they will move you in another 6 months somewhere else because they are going under and need to consolidate offices. There is no stability and don't let them lie to you about it. Wouldn't recommend my worst enemy to work here.

1.0
Oct 19, 2016

Terrible company with terrible ethics

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Opportunity to travel worldwide. Easy to stand out in a company filled with underachievers. If you fit in with the drone mentality and thrive in a blame culture, you could do well.

Cons

Not a company to work for if working in a creative environment is important to you. A company filled with "yes people" where incompetence and mysogeny is prevalent and rewarded. Old fashioned culture. Pretend to be ethical at face value, but not practiced in reality. Double standards are plentiful.

3.0
May 4, 2016

Position in HR

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Pros

Company diversity,everyone is very sociable and helpful. Have cafeteria at this location great food. Family oriented company. Lots of international backgrounds so you get to meet different people from different countries.

Cons

Growth opportunities can sometime become very slim once in certain departments. Need better manager training for new roles. Amount of work done is not always as recognized as much as you feel it should be. More recognition needed in divisions of the company.

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