False promises, deteriorating benefits, low pay, low annual increases. stay away - Package Engineer Adept Packaging Employee Review

Thank you so much for your feedback. It’s clear that you’ve thought your comments through. It’s helpful to us to know what employees are feeling about their experience at Adept whether it is positive or negative, which is why we encourage this dialogue. We pride ourselves at Adept on the strength of our team’s technical knowledge and that is why our marketing strategy is built around thought leadership. We invest time into sharing that knowledge and making connections that expand upon that knowledge via LinkedIn and other networking opportunities. As part of the performance bonus we encourage Associates to participate in industry conversations on LinkedIn and offer them training and tools to make it easy. This is not only a positive for Adept, but it’s also a benefit for the Associate who is eligible for additional referral bonuses for new employees or new clients. I began my role as Managing Director in October of 2020, so I can’t speak for previous annual increases. Like everyone else in the current labor market, we are working hard on compensation alignment. Even though the company did not achieve its budget goals in 2020, every Associate received an increase in 2021 (except me). We also aligned performance bonuses so that everyone was eligible for one when previously that was not the case. In 2021, we transitioned from Quickbooks payroll to a professional payroll company this year. If you need training on how to access your pay stub through the ADP app or website, please let your manager know. Regarding whether or not Adept helps Associates find new contracts, in 2021 we went from a sales team of one to a sales team of three full time and one part time sales person. We’ve invested in sales enablement tools, trade shows and networking events to make sure that our pipeline remains full. You can read more about their success in the next newsletter or Town Hall meeting. To address your thoughts on training, for many years each associate was given a training allowance to encourage skills and personal development. Because of COVID-19, we temporarily paused that program. At this point, training is not only encouraged, it is part of the requirements for earning your bonus and goes towards your billable hours. The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging, a twelve part training series by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, was rolled out company wide. Pryor training courses, including training on management skills have been offered in the past. Tuition reimbursement was included in the company survey and based on feedback, was not something that people wanted. I would welcome discussions on a case by case basis. Thank you again for your feedback. It is very much appreciated. Our goal is to improve, and this kind of feedback helps us get better. Hasanna