Morale and comp vary drastically by department - Business Development Vestas Wind Systems Employee Review

4.0
9 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flat organization. If you value autonomy and want additional scope, it's yours for the taking. A great place to learn and grow, but you (absolutely) must be a self-starter if you want to succeed, especially in the revenue-generating business units (Turbine Sales, Service Sales, or Project Development). Some truly great employees. Morale can fluctuate a lot by department, but the people are amazing!

Cons

Danish parent applies rules to regional BUs which often leaves local leadership little control. Comp is below market across all business units. Global Bonus is touted as offsetting lower base pay but is rarely paid out in full, if at all. Stock is only awarded to VP and above. With bonuses rarely getting paid and executive management touting the importance of shareholder value, it doesn't send a great message. Most business units are under cost-cutting measures, if you're a cost not revenue center, good luck getting annual raises that keep up with inflation.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits with hybrid schedule and social events while being a positive and supportive work environment.

Cons

None, this was a very great company.

2.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Vestas has been at the cutting edge of wind turbine technology for quite some time. They are industry leaders at the global level.

Cons

Culture has been eroding significantly over the past few years. Too many organizational changes, all with the focus on making the shareholders more 'happy,' to the detriment of the employees who have the actual ability to make the work happen. Profit is the only thing that matters at Vestas nowadays and, therefore, several regions that are seemingly less profitable than other are essentially left out to dry. There was always a huge amount of focus on the changing market characteristics, but nearly zero action to make internal changes, either to technology or commercial strategies, in order to improve competitiveness against other WTG OEMs.

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