Saipem reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,390 total reviews)
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Alessandro Puliti

88% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Saipem has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,390 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Saipem employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energia, mineração, utilitários industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Feb 17, 2015

Assistant Superintendent

Recommend
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Pros

Very good experience in a multicultural world with exiting project offshore.

Cons

Difficult relationship sometimes and not easy condition of work

2.0
Feb 14, 2015

It's some experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

I was able to get a lot of exposure to high complexity work that I normally wouldn't have gotten a chance to see at another company. The people at the ground level are great, and they work hard to keep each other afloat. My supervisor let me work independently and trusted me to do what needed to be done.

Cons

The company has no internal pay structure, and they pay far, far below market. Raises, on the whole, aren't great, except for a few notable exceptions. there is very little feedback regarding work performance, and if you ask questions, you will be met with extremely harsh replies.There's very little training and attempts to get training through HR are difficult, mostly due to overly complicated internal processes. In general, procedures really bog down your ability to get anything done. This company is extremely political, and corporate alternates between completely ignoring the Houston office and breathing down their necks. There is also some extremely naked sexism and racism among people in management positions. While there are, in theory, mechanisms to report this behavior, most people will tell you stories about others who have filed complaints and were fired shortly thereafter. It's extremely hard to get information from people because open communication isn't particularly valued here. Also, they clock your work week to the minute. I get it, but we're all adults here. There's a huge emphasis on using expats in management positions, and virtually no upward mobility for most local hires (although there are a few notable exceptions).

2.0
Jan 30, 2015

Pay's good, because they need too.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, decent benefits, nice diversity.

Cons

Pretty much everything else. Lackluster management, too many ex-patriot employees, no upward mobility (unless you're Italian), poor business development, entitled executive class, little to no training, bad social environment.

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