Gentex Reviews

3.5

67% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)

LP Frieder III

54% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Gentex has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gentex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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63 reviews
2.0
31 Mar 2019

Two Stars

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Gentex provides great safety equipment for military and emergency response men and women. Paycheck arrived twice a month without fail. Working a 9/80 schedule and having every other Friday off!

Cons

Sadly, many of the company reviews I have read on Glassdoor are accurate. The place has great potential for success, but terrible execution. I knew this before I accepted my position and figured I could inspire change. Boy was I wrong! Company morale is low and employee turnover is endemic. Politics take precedence over the truth. There is no accountability. Gentex has poor short and long term planning. Project goals are unachievable from inception. Goals are made in a managerial vacuum, without stakeholder input. Gentex has a subjective annual employee review that relies on the manager's recollection of everybody’s endeavors for the past year.

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Gentex Response
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Thank you for your candid review of our company. We are sorry your experience with us is less than stellar and we will use this feedback to get better. As you know, we are always working to improve everything we do, be it from the products we create to the overall experience our employees take part in. And while we are far from perfect, we are making some positive gains in ensuring our employees feel valued and engaged. We recently implemented a new strategic planning process, which is aimed at helping us get focused on priorities. We also instituted a new incentive plan and annual performance review process for our employees, with the goal of properly and objectively evaluating achievements. We encourage our employees to speak directly to their manager or supervisor with any concerns or ideas. Forums like this also contribute to our quality improvement efforts. Thank you again for your feedback.
3.0
6 Dec 2016

My job review

Recommend
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Pros

Nice and easy place to work, not lots of technical work, a lot of production support. No room to grow

Cons

No room to grow, low salary, cheap company, its place to retire not for new engineers

1.0
21 Aug 2015

No where to go

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits, people 9/80 schedule 6 percent match 401k. Tuition reimbursement.

Cons

There's no room for growth. Turn over rate is high.Rather higher outsider than promote from within. First company I've worked at without a definitive company culture (there's none). Training opportunities are only for the favorite. Management only concern is their careers. Micro managers are consistent with treating us like children. Goals for the year are always late. We're not sure what we are being judged on Once your a favourite you'll get a higher annual raise even if you're leaving the company and managers are aware

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