Absolute Disaster - TOOLMAKER TEG(IRELAND) Employee Review

Good team to work for

Few amenities in direct radius of company

Good shift patterns, good equipment/resources and some great hardworking people working there. Although sometimes, there was more hard work put into the banter at lunchtime! But it made you look forward to going to work in the morning.

Some of the mid to lower level managers are good, know their stuff and were great to work with. However, both the managing director and overall company owner left an awful lot to be desired. The managing director, although with extensive executive experience working with large multinational companies had an unpredictable demeanor (despite having PR training) and would often loose his temper over a trivial matter or something he simply didn't understand. Although he was a newcomer to the particular industry (which can have its benefits (fresh ideas, new thinking, etc), he pretended to know everything about what people on the floor were doing, which he simply didn't and at times he was irritating and just got in the way. The overall owner was, quite frankly, ignorant and completely unsuitable in a managerial role. He is also actively involved in the local GAA and definitely has preferences to employees who are a part of that club as well. In relation to work/life balance, that would only apply if employees were involved in either hurling or football. Some staff members would receive blatant preferential treatment, for example, time-off from a shift to attend a training session or a match.