Cummins reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,040 total reviews)
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Jennifer Rumsey

84% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Cummins has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,040 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cummins 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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2.0
Jul 13, 2016

Leadership lacking, slow to move, no walking the talk

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Pros

- Established name and brand in most current market segments - Technology roadmap seems promising but too soon to tell - If you like the industry or the function, the job might be meaningful and interesting depending on what team you are part of

Cons

- Core values don't seem that important in practice. One example is the way they treat workforce reduction, people are just a number. I'd been through a reduction with a different company before, and I was treated much better. - Leadership seems lacking, too many managers with one person under. Changes didn't seem to trickle down to actual people's daily activities (in my experience) - Learning can be slow and difficult because there is no official mentoring in place and knowledgeable people are very busy or uninterested in transferring knowledge - Slow to innovate, release new products and implement strategic plans.

3.0
Jun 18, 2016
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Pros

Good company if you want to cruise along and collect a paycheck. Laid back and slow pace of work. People are usually nice. Low cost of living in Columbus. Work life balance is tilted more towards the life part! Fosters diversity. Columbus has a good international community for the size of town it is.

Cons

- not much room for breakthrough innovation - everyone drinks the 6 sigma cool aid. It's like an "emperor with no clothes". Everyone knows its a farce but you cant say it as it is. - 20% of the employees really make a difference, the other 80% are there to cheer on - all work locations are in boring places - jamestown ny, mineral point wi, rocky mount nc, etc. - limited growth opportunities - low pay

2.0
Jun 14, 2016

Company wants to improve and change

Anonymous employee
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Pros

All my comments are really dependent on the team and organization you are part of. Most of the roles I have held in the company have been in areas which value work life balance, driving results, and executing on our plans. Benefits package is good overall, with bonuses paid most years (even if there is a RIF). The company wants to improve and change to evolve how business is done to be more efficient. From a (physical) product introduction the company does good on developing and releasing new product for the customer base and generally is focused on driving value to the customer.

Cons

Every 3 years there has been a RIF in the company over the last decade. While the businesses the company is in are cyclical, a RIF usually is 10-20% of the professional workforce. There are a lot of long-timers in the company and that leads to a lot of 'not how we do things around here' thinking in the work. There is a huge challenge with making change and implementing the big programs which are the focus of leaders. For implementing major system/business process programs the company continues to fail. There have been 3 major programs (global in scope and 5+ year execution plans) which have been cancelled/written off/put on hold for more than 5 years, and no accountability to any of the leaders who are over those areas. There are many levels of management, making decisions small in scope and driving significant amount of 'consensus' meetings to get anything done. Finally, there are lots of opportunities to grow your career, but only if you're willing to be located in Columbus, IN (small town south of Indianapolis).

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