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Rockwell Automation

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Very ethical place to work, Midwest culture sometimes a barrier, "Good ol' boy" network excludes other high performers - Anonymous employee Rockwell Automation Employee Review

3.0
22 May 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very ethical company, lots of autonomy, good work/life balance, interesting field, wonderful collaborative culture (competitive without being cut-throat), outstanding colleagues that you'll be proud to work with

Cons

Very little recognition for outstanding work, very "clique-y" culture that easily excludes people who don't "fit in", opaque career paths, the midwest white male culture has a hard time grasping the needs and perspectives of global colleagues such as in Asia, very slow and risk averse. It seemed that only the squeaky wheels got rewarded, so those with narcissistic personalities got promotions, raises, and other rewards while those who were doing excellent work in a collaborative way were completely overlooked.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Solid compensation: Good benefits, mid-range bonuses (when available), pension & mid-range RRSP matching. Decent vacation but it doesn't increase until you're there 15 or 20 years. Smart people: Working with long-standing teams of software developers and the controller engineers is great. Sophisticated and complex challenges regularly. Implementing AI: They're being very considered about how they implement it & doing it at a measured (not slow and not slam-it-in) pace.

Cons

Process: It's highly, highly process-driven. The layers can feel burdensome. Bottom line: They're chasing it with work being moved from North America and Europe to Asia and South America. There's definitely an old boys club and lots of references generalizating and comparing generations. Environmental policy contradictions: They say they want to be environmentally friendly, but have imposed RTO & are only hiring within commuting range of offices.

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