Forterra has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Forterra employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
Poor management style, no communication, for it to be a gov. contractor that works with the DOD, they do not convert your clearance if you have one. The hire employees they DO NOT need and lay off staff that was beneficial to the company working nights and weekends to meet deadlines.
Free snacks and soda. Bi-weeky cookouts. Good benefits.
Cons
Not aware of or deliberately non-compliant with engineering best practices. Lackadaisical leadership. Unrealistic timelines. High turnover due to wild oscillation between mass layoffs and mass hiring. Questionable safety culture - lots of reminders not to run people over with the robots as if that happens regularly and lots of running vehicles indoors without ventilation. Operators receive little or no training. Poor financial shape (they're on their last chance with their investor and are cashflow negative). Unenforceable 18 month noncompete required at hiring. Also a location that's in the absolute middle of nowhere with most people commuting from 40-60 minutes away.
Was difficult to work with engineering group who never new how to collaborate or be kind. It seemed they always wanted new ideas to be done the way they wanted and not how the organization needs to evolve.
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According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forterra employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forterra. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
79% of Forterra employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Forterra 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
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