Air Products Shared Services Sdn. Bhd. Employee Reviews & Ratings

Company is big with a lot of people. Enviorment in each department could be very different. Working hour could be long.

Advancement is limited if one is not in the "Air Products" mould, people taking credit for the work and ideas of others is the norm (and expected?). Essential that one emulates the cockrell on a dung heap - crowing to attract attention - "increasing ones profile" in AP speak. There is only one point of view and how things are done and that is the "Air Products WAY"!

slightly lacks organisation and HR relations should be improved

Has had to adopt a "low cost" policy so some of the things that made it a superior company to work for have had to go for the time being, i.e. travel has to be low cost, expenses are watched very carefully

Really bad HR department, management not up to standard.

Company is going through a significant leadership change, but will hopefully emerge from it as a better company. Leadership is currently lacking.

1. Salary in lower hierarchy . 2. Manpower is less in projects, so work load is more. 3. Groupings same as all other companies.

There are many Vice Presidents in the company. What is the purpose of this? The gap between those who are experienced and those who are still new is large. Many are expected to perform at the caliber that they are neither prepared nor trained for.

APCI businesses are highly competitive and relatively low dollar, causing downward pressure on wages and benefits. There is a select "good old boy" network alive and well for those who do get the big jobs and perks. Most of the population attended a handful of PA schools, so it has a distinct fraternity feeling in the management ranks. Fortunately, it has been broken up by hiring Seifi Ghasemi, an outsider.

I did not really experience any cons with this company. Unfortunately, due to corporate restructuring I lost my job there last year (2014).

Nothing really bad to say

Too many old people in the company,,,, new blood needed.

Management in certain areas are out for themselves and will throw you under the bus to save their hides.

Very complicated matrixed organization and slow response to make decision. Too many meeting to discuss the same issue. Young employee lack opportunity in important projects and can't find a place to feedback to senior management. Actually not open enviorment for employee to say something. Not many benefits or compensation to emplyees.

Limited career advancement opportunities (except at HQ), bureaucratic/slow decision making, wage growth doesn't keep up with real inflation.

There is little chance for advancement. Compensation is not the best. Not sure if acquiring Airgas is the correct path for the company.

Industry is too slow and may not be best for young ambitious professionals.

Generally hard to get promoted, big company with very scrict corporate policies

They expect you to work long, unconventional hours

Lack of professionalism. Managers/Team Leads not doing their job.

Although safety is very important, sometimes their high aversion to risks get in the way of sales and profits.

annoying working practices e.g. just follow Korean boss' instructions

Compensation not in line with industry. Not enough trainning to develop. Limited career advancement opportunities. Long-winded performance review process with unfair matrix type rating system.

Dis-functional culture torn between central absolutism and demanded local ownership (iasked to be "entrepreneurs" without being authorized to make any decision outside of extraneous procedures).

Some times heavy work and little on the ground support. Broken promises of further training and career advancement and no option but to work weekends

The size of the company sometimes leads to effort duplication

Often makes changes; Often sells off parts of company; Not as family oriented as some companies; Very rigid expectations.

cutlure is critical not collaborative in-bred and insular many managers born and raised locally, politics prevalent review process is complex and fosters favoritism many of the managers are not the best people for their position

no cons on this one

Top down management strategy, company seems complacent

Slow to make decisions, power is at the top, people seem to be under pressure too. America makes the decisions, this leaves local regions frustrated. Has a new CEO now so things might change.

over the years, most things have gone down hill.

Cash is king. Stock price is God. Rolling layoffs and probable sale of significant divisions in the near future. Possible sale of regional businesses in the future. Elitist CEO. Management has zero accountability. No incentive to make good decisions for the company, vs. good decisions for oneself. Extremely risk-averse.

Too conservative for anyone who is proactive. Any tiny decision takes very long time. Never change anything.

People based at headquarters get most job security and possibly opportunities.

However, mid-level management is disconnected from reality, hence they come up with weird theories about the market and their competitors.

Change is on the way in N America.

Company is very scattered out, not that it is a negative really, but unless your near Allentown, the likely hood of you needing to move for a better job is increased.

Racism, abuse of power for own profit in Malaysia

Too many layers of management, too managed risk adverse, too slow to response, too much bureauracy

Project specialists have big heads and think they are engineers. Sometimes not willing to push the envelope on a project in order to get the sale.

Some human errors happens in works

Location (Lehigh Valley) is the worst place if you are a single professional. Doctors and dentists take 3 months to get into, specialists take up to 8 months. There is absolutely no night life Company: Not challenged at all. Management expects you to only be a warm body to refresh reports no one uses to make decisions. Fortune 500 company that is closing it's books using MS Excel. CEO speaks out of both sides of his mouth. In the earnings calls he says "Employees are the #1 resource at Air Products", then he turns around and lays off 500 people with 2500 more to go. Lack of innovation - the only way this company can find to lower costs is to lay people off... there certainly is a better way. If you are in finance, you really are a management accountant, not a financial analyst. They don't want you to put any thought into your work, they just want a spreadsheet monkey. Operational analysis is a joke - it is only used to feed the investor relations department, no business managers use it to make any strategic decisions. Project analysis is an even bigger joke, which is why the company has been stagnant for 15 years.

No advancement unless someone retires

Used to be a great place to work however a hostile takeover by Bill Ackman is shaking up the company. Thousands have been laid off for corporate greed. No job security anymore.

Bosses are demanding, job is mentally draining, it can be physically stressful, they squeeze everything they can get out of you as an employee

Fast paced company so need to have a good survival skills

Absolutely no way to make career based on performance. Performance review does not exist (maybe on paper). No proper KPIs. People being promoted without first publishing job opening, so others can apply and try their luck. Demotivating whole teams by keeping incompetent employees on the payroll. Inadequate pay.

More workload; dynamic nature of projects which results in lack of planning

Bad work environment. Supervisors are sneaky and underhanded and do not look out for their employees.