Manager - Manager Fives Employee Review

1.0
2 Nov 2017
Recommend
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Pros

If you enjoy watching a formerly great, longtime company disintegrate under micromanage from France, then this is your place.

Cons

This company had been in business for over 50+ years. Since being part of Fives it has gone downhill. Micromanaged our of France, no decision can be made without their approval and they make bad decisions. They don’t know or understand the industry or customers. Managers can’t make decisions w/o checking into France. No local control. We are losing our customer base because of French decisions and mandates. Employees, all good people, feel hopeless. Employees kept in the dark. Too much bureaucratic nonsense. Miserable. The other European locations feel the same way as US

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Fives Response
7y
Thank you for your opinion. Fives' business model aims to foster human sized and responsible organizations. Each subsidiary is part of a business unit, enabling them to create synergies together and giving them a greater impact on their industry. All company leaders have a real role to play in their organizations success.

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Cons

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Fives Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are pleased to read that you enjoyed your time at Fives and the work atmosphere. Creating a sense of community in the workplace is so important and our human-scale organizations do promote team spirit. We wish you the best on your career path.
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Good coworkers and boss Great benefits and retirement plan Good variety

Cons

Endless travel assignments Unorganized training

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Fives Response
6mo
Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to read that you enjoyed your experience with Fives. We also take your feedback very seriously about the concerns you raised. A conversation with your HR partner could have helped find a solution while you were still part of the team. We wish you the best on the next steps of your career path.
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