If you want a terrible work life, come here. - Anonymous employee AlexRenew Employee Review

1.0
Oct 2, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits package was decent enough. Health Insurance and good retirement. This is the ONE AND ONLY PRO.

Cons

This company runs the water/sewage system in Alexandria, VA and it's neighboring counties. They are the "poop factory" as some would say. The entire factory/plant deals with waste and sewage but also--the people inside are also pretty crappy. -Very low salary. I was 20k underpaid. Unbelievable. -Terrible management/leadership. This organization is supposed to be not-for-profit, but the CEO drives a brand new Mercedes Benz and they are building a brand new building for it's 20 something corporate employees. -The atmosphere here among the employees is volatile. Everyone is out to get everyone, and everyone is only there for themselves. There is zero sense of teamwork and camaraderie. It is vital to watch your back -- it is a group of people who will throw you under the bus as long as it brings them up. -This company does not care for it's employees. I've sat in round table meetings where leadership pretends to listen, but then comes back with a defense for every request made by it's employees. What kind of company asks for suggestions just to break them down? -Overall terrible place to work.

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AlexRenew Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your time at AlexRenew. I am sorry you did not have a great experience during your time here, and it's true that working at AlexRenew isn't for everyone. Change is constant in our industry and in public service, and we ask our team to be incredibly nimble while effectively cleaning an average of 35 million gallons of used water from our customers in the City of Alexandria and Fairfax daily. Related to your comment on salary, we do compensation studies every other year to ensure we are paying competitively to the market. Regarding your multiple comments about teamwork and culture, during the past four years, our culture has evolved into one that aligns with our values; it is indeed a very different place from the experiences you shared in your review. Again, I am very sorry you did not have a great experience at AlexRenew. Thank you one more time for taking the time to leave this review, and we wish you the very best in your career and future.

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