BayWa r.e. Reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(211 total reviews)

Hans-Joachim Ziems (interim)

67% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

BayWa r.e. has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 211 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BayWa r.e. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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211 reviews
2.0
8 Dec 2015

Proceed with caution

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Since the team is small, there is lot of exposure to multiple facets of the industry. I gained a significant amount of experience.

Cons

Culture is extremely challenging to work under. Micromanagement is rampant. Extremely strict working hours. A very controlling and unpleasant atmosphere.

1.0
7 Aug 2015
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Pros

Pay was at or above market.

Cons

Immature and hostile climate and culture. Fear based micromanagement made it difficult to get meaningful work done unless it was a last minute push. HR/ office manager had serious issues that often came out as inappropriate touching hugging and comments towards other employees. CEO was very abusive and used fear and bullying to manage his people. Big mistakes were often overlooked and punishment was harsh for minor miscommunications. CEO is a very poor communicatior and would often humiliate or belittle people in front of customers or other employees.Toxic work environment all around with no work life balance. Well below market benefits. Work day was like living on a prison yard with comings and goings strictly monitored by hr manager who would record arrivals departures and breaks on a spread sheet for future use against employees.

1.0
9 Mar 2019

Bad Employer! Just run away!!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I worked in there last year for six months in the Solar project department. People from other departments were nice to talk to and good canteen food. Not a bad location as it is nearby to the city center. There is a shower facility. Reception is friendly and nice too.

Cons

Bad Project managers as they were usually very cranky and wants things done however they want but in a short time as they change their mind too much. So in order to satisfy them, you will have to change the things you had done for the last weeks. No structure in working with colleagues or anyone. Timings they say is flexible but it is not really. Not well-defined training or improvements are given to employees. HRs are the worst. They tell you one thing when you met and change their mind later. People are monitored too much with a minute to minute entry or exit. No money is given for people to change locations. The planning department is the worst as there is no proper structure in executing the projects. Also, they have the worst IT department. I have seen them yelling at people for no reason.

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