Cummins reviews

1. Forced ranking : Its hard to believe someone can have such a system in this day and age 2. 80% of employees are doing non-productive 'work', i.e., meeting and talking 3. Massive bureaucracy + Six Sigma Brigade + Glut of project managers: in all a sea of mediocrity 4. For each employee who does actual work, there are three employees watching him/her.

Cummins is able to get around its own diversity policies through use of contract employees who work for employers without full protection in place. It may not be common, but in my short tenure, there were several cases of managers starting their own businesses on company time with company resources. Those businesses then received preference during the bidding process (if there even was one). They use the Rating and Ranking System developed by Jack Welch of GE, which GE had abandoned years ago. The poorest performers are fired every few years. While this sounds somewhat reasonable, the system is weakened by the political process where managers' favorites are saved at the expense of sometimes talented individuals. This also creates considerable fear within the workforce, as well as a lack of cooperation and collaboration between employees. There are many people right out of college, but most of the 30- and 40- somethings are either gone, in stagnant protected positions, or are management. All in all, this company creates great financial results, but it would seem at the expense of its people.