Would never work for a company like thisCrane's acquisition brings major downsides
Pros
Some really smart people to work with. Products acquired from Bakerhughes were very competitive and fun to work on PRIOR to Crane acquisition.
Cons
Crane acquired Reuter Stokes (previously owned by Bakerhughes) and squeezed it and customers for every last penny. Layoffs and increased pricing of every product. Introduction of a "B" customer, a customer that doesn't buy enough and therefore gets worse pricing and worse service for the SAME products, and instructed not to let"B" customers know. No remote work anymore since Crane acquisition. Us vs them mentality. Crane pushes their methods and policies without regard to what was done prior. Expensive health care and reduction of 401k match. No engineering level increases for those designing. Comply or get out mentality. Horrid attrition and Crane is clueless how long it takes to train new employees and engineers for specialized hand built products. Very lean and no plans for backfills. No plans for innovations of products or new products. No employee surveys to understand why people were leaving and why moral was so low. Their actions show (and Chris Mitchell said!) Just let them go if they want. Presents itself like a greedy corporation taking every last penny while the morale and reputation go down in flames.
