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      Fives

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      Fives reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (155 total reviews)
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      Frédéric Sanchez

      99% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Fives has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 155 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fives employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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      155 reviews
      1.0
      Nov 2, 2017

      Manager

      Manager
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you enjoy watching a formerly great, longtime company disintegrate under micromanage from France, then this is your place.

      Cons

      This company had been in business for over 50+ years. Since being part of Fives it has gone downhill. Micromanaged our of France, no decision can be made without their approval and they make bad decisions. They don’t know or understand the industry or customers. Managers can’t make decisions w/o checking into France. No local control. We are losing our customer base because of French decisions and mandates. Employees, all good people, feel hopeless. Employees kept in the dark. Too much bureaucratic nonsense. Miserable. The other European locations feel the same way as US

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      Fives Response
      7y
      Thank you for your opinion. Fives' business model aims to foster human sized and responsible organizations. Each subsidiary is part of a business unit, enabling them to create synergies together and giving them a greater impact on their industry. All company leaders have a real role to play in their organizations success.
      5.0
      Jan 1, 2009

      Great place to work if you are good at what you do.

      Is/it manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fives North American provides great opportunities to learn. Highly experienced and knowledgable employees actively work to transfer knowledge to and train others. It's informal, but effective. If you have the skills and are will to accept the responsibility, you be given many opportunities to work on, and complete, meaningful tasks and projects. Projects will take advantage of your strengths and skills, but will also push you to seek solutions beyond your current experience. Guidance is provided as needed by managers, executives and functional area experts. The management philosophy expects excellence but also treats everyone fairly. Management is very open and forthcoming about corporate goals, initiatives and expectations.

      Cons

      Shallow management structure limits opportunities to move up in the ranks.

      1.0
      Apr 10, 2019

      Stay away

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good People who want to do a good job

      Cons

      Management has no foresight or planning ability. People are commodities and not valued. A lot of talk and no action.

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      Fives Response
      7y
      We’re sorry to hear that your employment experience with Fives was not ideal. We strive to be the best employer possible to our employees. Unfortunately, the dynamic nature of the business environment sometimes requires us to make difficult decisions. In situations like this Fives strives to support those affected by leveraging Mobility within the group, or by reaching out to our “Sister” business unit, Fives DyAG, connecting with recruitment to assist a transitioning employee for work within their operations.
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