BWX Reviews

2.2

25% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)
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Thinus Keeve

35% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

BWX has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The BWX employee rating is 36% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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72 reviews
1.0
28 July 2021

Ticking Time Bomb

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pros I'd like to say there are still good and decent people left here. Free parking. Free wifi. Good cafe nearby.

Cons

I don't think it's fair to assume the top guy is the bully but from my perspective he hasn't done anything to curtail this behaviour. I think bullying comes from top and middle management specifically men in key positions. The good ole boy’s system exists in this company and it consists of tyrants who created a blind following of "YES" individuals whose primary purpose is self preservation. As I see it, these tyrants favour those they can control and reward submissive behaviour that feeds their hunger for more power, control and ego. Facts that could benefit the company but don't fit their paradigm are ignored including ideas that can expose their incompetence. Anybody who stands up to these bullies is either rooted out or humiliated through isolation,-a textbook form of punishment that force people to fall into line. Reports of random outbursts, insults and swearing by these tyrants are laughed off by HR but allegations of similar wrongdoing against a low level minion often results in immediate "serious talk" or disciplinary action. Whilst these tactics have produced short term results, the company is now experiencing already predicted long term results... very high staff turnover, disengagement, falling productivity, and morale issues. This rapid deterioration is not only felt by staff, it can also be seen in the quality of products produced by the site. My experience working for one of these dictators is like stepping off a ledge hoping there are cushions at the bottom. His response to any sort of criticism is attack and clean up crews are always needed whenever he is involved. Sooner or later there won't be enough rug to cover this guy's mess. Mayhem, confusion, waste, and fire fighting are the dictator's trademarks which makes this place literally, a ticking time bomb.

1.0
16 July 2021

Employee Beware!! Unethical and Unprofessional!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some awesome lower level staff , beautiful product…that is all! Greatly overpowered by the reality of how disgusting this place is to work fir.

Cons

Incompetent middle management; who are more focused on telling people how important they are than helping their team out. Inexperienced HR team who will turn on you with blatant lies if you raise any concern because they appear to have no legislative knowledge or experience and an Upper Management who will turn a blind eye to the reality of what is actually happening on their watch, whilst still telling anyone who will listen how great a workplace it is. They advertise that they won ‘best employer’ after forcing all their staff to vote for them (I know; I was one of them!); but in reality the only thing they care about is external image and profit. Expect to work very long hours in order to get your job done - late nights; weekends; called on your holidays- for no extra remuneration. They love to quote “time in lieu’ with no follow through.

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BWX Response
4y
Thanks for your review. I am sorry that you did not have a good experience at BWX and some of your allegations are very concerning. If you are comfortable, I would welcome you to contact me to provide some more detail so I can address. I can speak to 'forcing' employees to vote/complete surveys - this is certainly not the case, in fact the survey you are referring to was handled by an external company and BWX has no way of knowing who completed it. In terms of your other allegations, these certainly don't refelct the type of workplace we strive for so I would truly welcome an opportunity to get some more details from you.
1.0
9 May 2021

Things are not always what they seem.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hard to find anything positive... used to be a good company. Staff in constant fear of management. An arrogant narcissist/bully runs the place like he owns it. Need external eyes to uncover what is really going on.

Cons

Culture is cruel, would use people up and spit them out. There is very high staff turn over which makes one wonder if survey results are true. If you like walking on quicksand, this is the place to be. Majority of the 5-star reviews come from HR people who care more about the "image" of the company rather than doing their job and looking after the welfare of their employees.

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BWX Response
5y
I am sorry your employment experience at BWX was not a good one. However I did want to point out that our employee turnover is actually very low (on a monthly basis it averages 2% to 3%). We also like our employees to "act like owners" so a leader who "runs the place like he owns it" is actually what we strive for. Yes, engagement survey outcomes are important to us but they are one of so many sources of information we use to better understand our company culture and how we can improve. We also spend a lot more time working on the lowest scoring areas of our annual engagement survey vs. the highest. With that in mind, given your experience at BWX was not positive, if you would like to share more details with me please don't hesitate to contact me at bwxpeople@bwxltd.com so we can take the learnings from your experience for future employees.
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