Alès Groupe Reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)
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Patrick Alès

50% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Alès Groupe has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Alès Groupe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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36 reviews
1.0
11 Jan 2018

Great products, poor management.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The products are efficient and high-quality.

Cons

The company is going down the hole and losing market share due to poor management, brand identity, and lack of vision. The management team is unqualified and overpaid. One of the directors has no experience, and the rest are underqualified and have no management experience. There is no room for growth. They have talented people in junior levels, but upper management rewards people with lack of experience and favors their "frenchie" team. People in junior levels are overworked and mistreated by management. CEO has no experience and lacks leadership. The pay is low for the amount of work. They ask people to do the job of 5. This company considers themselves as a "re-start up", even though they've been around since 1965.

1.0
17 Nov 2015

Regional Sales and Education - Phyto

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great products and some nice people to work with.

Cons

No real company structure. The office has not idea what the field sales team is up against and gives no support to sales and education.

2.0
19 Jun 2015

NOT for the innovative or progressive

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The work schedule can be quite flexible. If you're in the corporate office, you get simmer Fridays. if you're well liked it can afford opportunity for growth. The sales meetings are hosted in exotic locations. The products perform marvelously and you can feel proud representing quality products.

Cons

Overall the staff is incredibly unprofessional both in the field and corporate office. Management does not listen to the needs of the field nor are there strategic initiatives put in place to ensure success. The budgets are typically poorly handled or so miniscule that it undermines any potential for corporate growth or innovation. The maternity leave is terrible. For a portfolio of products predominantly sold by women for other women, it's too bad that they don't show more value for their employees both in pay and a competitive benefits package. There are many staffers that have worked there for a very long time that refuse to change or adjust to the 21st century, whether it's the lack of technological resources to work more efficiently or investments made in the business to become truly competitive. They often mean well, but are so resistant to change or willing to try to do anything new that it makes you feel like your voice isn't heard or that they don't truly care to challenge themselves enough to step out of the "mom and pop" mentality. It's a business that is "bleeding" slowly and painful to watch and experience.

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