AutoStore (Norway) Reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)
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Mats Hovland Vikse

32% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

AutoStore (Norway) has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AutoStore (Norway) 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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24 reviews
2.0
8 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Benefits were good - Coworkers in the AutoStore Retail group were excellent

Cons

- The Norway offices are where everything happens, the US offices are mostly an afterthought and are not involved in the main operation of the company - AutoStore laid off a large amount of the Retail team in the US in April 2024, meanwhile they are hiring more software engineers in Norway - Spent years in lawsuits with Ocado because they “stole” AutoStore technology and ultimately ended up paying Ocado 200 million dollars? Huh? - It’s pretty clear that most US based employees have no real future at the company, they are just there to help AutoStore expand into the US and are disposable when it suits them

2.0
26 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Genuinely interesting product supported by a passionate and talented international team, excellent compensation for New Hampshire. Lots of potential for travel. The System Design Team is excellent and you should exclusively apply to positions there if they arise.

Cons

The US Service and Support Team is currently managed by one of the most toxic, irrational and paranoid individuals that I have ever had the displeasure of meeting in my professional career. If they form a negative impression of you in any way, you will never be able to undo it, you will go from being told that you are doing well to being told that you are an outright failure very suddenly, and the feedback you receive won't be much better than "suck less". Nothing is written, everything is done verbally, and I have personally seen more professionalism in a retail setting than at this company. You will be told frequently that you are replaceable, which doesn't do much for employee retention. If you are expecting a European style company culture, you will be badly disappointed. If you make the error of accepting a Technical Account Manager or Technical Support Engineer position at this company, you will do almost zero actual engineering and will spend 90% of your time in Salesforce. Your professional development will effectively stall, even if you don't run into office politics. They are seeking Mechanical Engineers primarily, but this is a niche product and you will have almost no hand in R&D as the Norwegian home office has almost exclusive control.

1.0
24 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits and compensation are good

Cons

US leadership is poor and incompetent. Political environment where leadership favorites dictate decisions and create hostile environment if opposition to direction is offered Lay offs were done without plan for current and future workload

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