AET Reviews

2.8

26% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Hor Weng Yew

46% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

AET has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 98 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The AET employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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98 reviews
1.0
8 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

1. Had good benefits. Note "Had". PAST TENSE. 2. Had good management-level employees. Note "Had". ANOTHER Past Tense. 3. Had sound processes and controls in place. Note "Had". YET ANOTHER Past Tense. 4. Had a somewhat better CEO than the current self-serving incumbent. Note "Had". Yup! Yet ANOTHER Past Tense!

Cons

1. Blame Games. 2. Mind Games 3. Hunger Games (CEO constantly hungry to chew someone's head off) 4. Honesty considered a threat. Yup. SUGARCOAT as much as possible. 5. Responsibility avoidance. Pass it along. Always make sure you come out smelling like roses. 6. Not promoting strong performers (can't endanger own position). 7. Taking credit for another's awesome work. 8. Favouritism. Nepotism. Backstabbing. 9. Obedience over loyalty. You should just carry out instructions. Think "How high?" when they say "Jump!" 10. Divide and Conquer. Forget their numerous initiatives. Exerting AUTHORITY over a divided workforce is much easier than one that is united, right?

2.0
31 May 2016

A Great Company with Leadership Challenges and Retention Issues

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

AET is among the BEST in the industry in petroleum shipping, ship management and lightening operations in the US Gulf. The company is extremely diverse and employees 3000 folks from a wide swath of nationalities. Bonuses can be good, when the market is up. AET (USA) offers 100% company-paid benefits, which is increasingly uncommon in todays marketplace. They offer 21 days of vacation (+ 2 floating holidays). Business is trying to improve morale through a variety of employee committees, events and outings.

Cons

Leadership is in dyer need of management training and development. There is a strong emphasis on performance at the local levels, but for some reason Executive Leadership Team (ELT) members seem to escape. The business has been asking for 360 feedback initiatives, but the ELT keeps shooting down the idea, because they are underperforming, while collecting huge pay checks. After they've gotten some good pay offs, they get a package and they leave. They fly all over the world while not really doing anything other than collecting airline miles. There are leaders who scream at their employees, use demoralizing language, which all have helped to create an environment where workplace bullying and harassment are common. Instead of reporting it, most employees just start finding another job! AET has a tendency of paying employees at less than market rate, so you should automatically assume that any salary they are giving you is 20% less than the target salary. In the US, they are typically inflexible with the salary, so if they throw out a number, consider it a final offering. Don't look for any counter offer greater than $5K to be accepted. Contract (temporaries) are treated like warm bodies, which ironically is led by the head of HR in Houston (who is a real mean lady). Bonuses have been somewhere between 10-46%.

1.0
16 Jun 2017

Cult of personality

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits & compensation, despite "people" being the worst aspect of the place, "people" are also the best - ex colls can potentially become lifelong friends (sadly bec everyone went through same h3ll together)

Cons

- Steeped in 3rd world culture - Not about performance but about who you're chums with - I scratch your back, you scratch mine - Management lie to employee faces and think they don know - Middle management are deadweights only concerned with own rice bowls - Creative accounting. Dig deep enuff, and youll hit the dirt. - Who cares about doing whats right? Its about doing what the boss says.

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