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Plan to grow and leave - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Association for Manufacturing Technology

2,0
7 jul 2022
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

Learn and leave - There is tons to learn and move on. AMT is a perfect example of interoffice politics and small/medium company workflows. Almost nothing can scale up well but you can really learn a lot from what they have built and how they operate. You can learn from both their successes and failures. AMT is more than happy to let you explore and learn outside your specific roles and responsibilities which presents a wonderful environment to learn, grow, then move on to somewhere else as AMT is too small for true advancement, though they may dangle that carrot. Go in, learn from serious experts in their fields both the good and the bad, then make your next career choice. Fun - It is also fun. For the most part, the work environment is fun. AMT hires outgoing and friendly people in their non-leadership roles. This combined with a desire to be trendy creates a pretty fun environment where you can find fun and enjoyment in the office culture and life. They have ping-pong, foosball, free lunches, company events, holiday parties, and Halloween contests, and other things. The combining of various government holidays into a week off between X-mas and New Year's is nice too.

Minpunten

No leadership - The company president, unfortunately, does not want to become involved in the operations of departments or the staff and only focuses on board directives and increasing revenue. This creates power vacuums where department VPs will instruct their staff to do something outside of policy and there is no accountability. Additionally cross-departmental work is challenging because leadership will not either assume or assign authority and instead just insist everyone get along. This makes reaching deliverables and deadlines very difficult for many in the company which bleeds into resentment and a toxic work environment. Top-heavy - the company has a collection of Vice Presidents, far too many for a company so small. This causes power conflicts, in-fighting, and tons of office politics. Pay is below average - The pay for leadership roles is very high for the association's revenue and staff size, which makes the pay for non-leadership being below average much more painful. It's as if leadership does not realize staff (or anyone) can see their salaries on publicly posted 990 tax returns from previous years. You are not safe - AMT will lay you off or terminate you if they feel like it. You can be a great employee but rub leadership the wrong way and you are gone. Additionally, in times of financial trouble, AMT will cut from the bottom rather than remove one of the many VPs.

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5,0
15 nov 2018
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

ability to learn and grow in a reasonable time scale

Minpunten

no cons! everything is amazing

3,0
30 nov 2022
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

If you are looking to gain experience and knowledge, AMT is a great place to start. You will immediately fall in love with the people who work there as they are all genuinely nice and welcoming. However, if you are looking for a clear direction for your career and growth opportunities, you will find it challenging to get this from most managers or upper management. Promotions are few and far between as well, you will need to constantly keep on top of your direct report for any action to happen. Nevertheless, there are some positive benefits that outweigh some of the negative aspects. Their culture is built on passion, pride, family, and fun; the work atmosphere is great; they have lots of fun staff bonding activities, and the industry and members of AMT are phenomenal to learn from and work with! You’ll love working here, just don’t overstay your welcome.

Minpunten

Upper management is very top-heavy when it comes to their staff organizational structure. This tends to lead to poor management when it comes to any direction for career growth or development. The key is to be proactive and keep in constant communication with your direct report regarding your personal goals/wants/needs/etc.

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