Kalmar reviews

3.0

47% would recommend to a friend

(87 total reviews)

Casimir Lindholm

33% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Kalmar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 87 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Kalmar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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87 reviews
1.0
Mar 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Home office and nothing else!

Cons

From where to start.... Lies, vulgarity and disrespectful treatment as if you're a slave. Your team leader won't have a clue what you are working on daily bases on, because they don't care at all, other than going out to smoke, talking nonsense, yelling at you and belittling you in front of other colleagues in the smoking area. While everyone from the other departments you work with are happy and they are looking to establish friendly contact with you. You’ll find yourself having to train the person who were put there to train you, but he is just as incompetent as the managers. The workload is heavy, and with this kind of attitude, things quickly spiral out of control. Right when I started, my colleagues in the same position warned me what to expect. However, they don't have the option to quit without another job offer because they have children to support. Everyone had minimized their contact with our team leader!!! You are given work by colleagues who are not doing well. You are given responsibilities, but despite this you are not even a junior. Accordingly, your salary is staying low, but the work and responsibilities multiply. "The organization" of work, especially on closing days, is shocking. Promotions are extremely rare. For a junior you will need at least 1.5 years as an Assistant. I don't know who would survive in such an environment for so long. Many of the old collegus in this department are lazy and incompetent!!! You aren't allowed to take time off at the beginning or at the end of the month! On some days, the workload is huge, but overtime is not paid. The notice period is 2 months.

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