ALS Employee Reviews about "low pay"

Pros

Average workers are cool to hang out with good friendships made Payroll never missed or mucked up a wage payment

Cons

HR is brisbane based and jus terrible really just terrible words cannot describe High ups use low pay to control staff like slaves e.g. if you dont get you 2000 samples done each day then no overtime hours for you

Pros

Thorough training and co-workers generally willing to help you.

Cons

Low pay. Monotonous work. Slow skills and career progression. By production line work I mean I was put to work on one station all day every day - like everyone else. Management (esp hiring mgr) spun their words to make things more attractive but after I started I quit as soon as possible.

Pros

- work/life balance was ok -Free lunches sometimes

Cons

- Low pay - low growth prospects -high casual turnover rates

Pros

Large company with many divisions gives opportunity for progression and transfer Some roles beyond the operations level are interesting There are good colleagues in most parts of the business

Cons

Corporate disconnect from operations leads to management issues. Out of date policies and corporate mentality. Low pay at operations level. Virtually no training for lab staff. Labs are treated as factories rather than scientific workplaces, so quality suffers. Operations often work weekends due to understaffing. Management can be ruthless, job security is limited. Mid level management staff are retained seemingly forever despite limited knowledge and productivity. Company focusses more on growth and acquisitions rather than improving existing businesses. Company has trouble moving with the times. Management pressure can be immense and stress is the norm. Requirements to move up a pay level often make little sense. Some divisions refuse to pay graduates a proper salary. The best staff usually leave due to low pay and high frustration.

Pros

Better than unemployment. Convient if you live nearby. Free parking (although spaces limited). Relatively close to public transport. Clean facilities.

Cons

Low pay, treat staff pooly, poor management, very difficult to get any career advancement, strong bullying culture.

Pros

Als is an internationally renowned company. Very safety focused. Good management, most staff were friendly and easy going, well established practices, training was great, head office presence, in house counselling availabke, staff were diverse.

Cons

Lack of development opportunities, almost every year redundancies were handed out, low pay. Promises sometimes not kept, ie moving into a different building didn't happen, sometimes cut throat.