Hapag-Lloyd FAQ

Pros

Good coworkers and free coffee.

Cons

Management is horrible and you don’t get laid enough for all the work asked if you.

Pros

Good ambiance, managers take care of the employees. Bonus, 3 weeks vacation health and dental insurance ..

Cons

Salary is too low compared to other steamship lines. Impossible to grow inside the company.

Advice to Management

Please hire more people!!

Pros

Excellent benefits and a decent wage to start out. Training is VERY thorough.

Cons

HR was NOT very people oriented, and was adamant about enforcing trivial things over protecting and taking care of employees. Being an employee felt more like being a number. It was clear that a few managers operated like employees are replaceable. The parking situation was terrible as of the time when I left the company. Overflow parking was at a nearby church and required a 5-10 minute walk to get to the building. There was pregnant employee at that time who needed a closer parking spot during her third trimester. HR told her she needed a doctors note to get a reserved parking spot. The woman was visibly pregnant. And there were plenty of empty reserved spots not being used. I don’t think she came back after maternity leave and I don’t blame her. It’s just sad to know that companies operate like this nowadays.

Advice to Management

Be more of an advocate for your employees. Treat people like you want to keep them, especially those who come to work and put 100% into what they do. You can’t keep quality talent by pushing them out.

Pros

Good pension and good colleagues

Cons

All decisions have to go through Area Office and Head Office

Pros

Great communication Great side benefits and life qualities German discipline

Cons

Average salary Hard to get promoted due to little opportunities

Advice to Management

Better ranking each employee individually and offering some levels of seniority would help increasing the performance of the hard working employees even more and help avoid them quitting their job for better opportunities.