Sarens Reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)
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Wim Sarens

70% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Sarens has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sarens employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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118 reviews
1.0
10 Aug 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Exposure to complex heavy-lifting projects. Opportunities to work with skilled operators and engineers.

Cons

The salary is significantly below the industry standard and lower than that of other local heavy-lift companies in Indonesia, making it difficult to feel valued for the level of responsibility and expertise required. Office politics and favoritism hinder career growth, with progression often depending on whether your boss likes or dislikes you. Although the position carries the title “Engineer,” in practice much of the work involves drafting in AutoCAD — sketching cranes or SPMT and simply checking their capacities — tasks more suited to a DRAFTER. This reflects a lack of genuine engineering involvement and provides limited opportunities to apply or develop technical expertise. The company often hires fresh graduates or junior staff to cut costs, rather than bringing in experienced professionals, since much of the work is more like easy drafting than real engineering — a classic case of cost-cutting capitalism.

4.0
3 July 2025

Project lead

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility, leading company, carreer possibilites

Cons

hard work with limited work-life

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