Telephonics Reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(173 total reviews)
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Kevin McSweeney

40% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Telephonics has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 173 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Telephonics employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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173 reviews
1.0
22 Jul 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great engineering talent and friendly lower level employees. Half day Fridays.

Cons

The place is run like a 1940's Soviet prison.  The psychological waterboarding conducted by upper management to get results out of their employees is not conducive to a healthy work environment.  In the face of adversity and talent walking out the door management has chosen to antagonize employees further instead of actually fixing the issues.  This is none more evident than the fake 5 star posts below.  It's all a farce.  The atmosphere has become like that of a crime syndicate where a bunch of sycophants roam in intermediate management roles afraid to tell executive management the truth for fear of being fired.  The company preaches change yet trying to implement any change at the company is like trying to shift gears in a manual transmission without using the clutch.  There is resistance at every level.  The company keeps stating that we must all endure the hardships of a tough economy together yet that couldn't be further from the truth.  Amidst a round of layoffs executive management decides to get brand new cars whereas lower level employees have to figure out how to put food on their family's table.  All the recent efforts to win back employee faith is a ruse.  The employees know deep down the gestures aren't genuine and are only another failed attempt at windowdressing which the company are experts at.  For any young talent there are a plethora of options out there where the companies will actually treat you with dignity and respect rather than an ungrateful serf like at Telephonics.  This isn't the 1960s anymore.  Employees are educated and should be treated with respect not suspicion and ungratefulness.

1.0
11 Jun 2017

Terrible place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are no good reasons to work at telephonics. It is a toxic environment and will turn you into a nasty back stabbing person so stay away. The management philosophy is to fire people in a humiliating way not because you did something wrong but because they can't meet their payroll or pay their vendors.

Cons

Many cons to working at telephonics. If you get recently hired you will be the first to be fired because of their first in first out policy. They will make you miserable so you either quit (which they prefer) or you shut down so they can fire you for cause. I have countless examples of good knowledgeable hard working people being fired in a public humiliating way. On layoff day they call your name over the PA system and everyone knows. There are internal gangs that see to it you get in arguments so they can make a case to HR for you to be fired. Stay away from telephonic. Their want ads are completely phony because they want to give the perception they are doing well. And the good people are leaving in droves some out of fear others out of good sense about a bad company.

2.0
16 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are great to work with, the ones that are left are very knowledgeable and pleasant 4 1/2 day work week (for now)

Cons

Upper management out of touch, does not value older employees. Most of the brain trust has left or is poised to leave in the next year or so with no one to replace them company consolidating 3 buildings into one, poised to be sold in the next few years Using the insurance there is a death sentence as their gauge for employee value and layoff targets depends on how much you use.

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Telephonics Response
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Telephonics respects your decision to express an opinion through this vehicle, but comments concerning poor workmanship, targeting specific groups of individuals and lacking technical knowledge cannot go unanswered. As a federal contractor our products and processes are under constant vigilance by a number of federal regulatory agencies. We welcome that scrutiny and work in tandem with those agencies to ensure that our products continue to exceed the high standards our customers expect from Telephonics. We are an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and value each of our employees not only for their technical and professional expertise, but also their diversity. It seems your resignation didn’t elicit the response from us that you desired. We hope with time and distance, you will look back on your years with Telephonics in a more favorable light.
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