Eaton reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,583 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Eaton has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,583 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Eaton 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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3.0
Jul 20, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good group of people to work with. Decent benefits and pay. 1 week holiday shutdown in December is always nice.

Cons

It is very hard to move up in this organization. Many of the people have been in their same positions for 20+ years. Many of the younger people end up moving on to different companies after a couple years. Eaton pays for education, but a lot of the people end up leaving as soon as they finish their degrees because there are so few opportunities for advancement. Also, this is a union facility, and the union can be difficult to deal with at times.

4.0
Jul 14, 2010

Large company with lots of opportunity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Many locations through out the US and world ranging from small towns to large cities. Very strong eithics - one strike and you're out Good blend of talent from straight out of college to seasoned employees

Cons

Secrecy in some job opportunities, sometimes it seems like who you know to get a job and that when interviewing, you know you are just getting a courtesy interview. Some jobs post, others just seem to get filled. Lack of continuity in pay.

1.0
Jul 8, 2010

former electircal engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits were good. Clean and safe working environment. Did not have any problem getting computer equipment or software. Free coffee makers throughout the building.

Cons

Management by the bean counters. Much in-fighting by the mid level management. Little to no lab support such as engineering techs and supplies. Much of the development prototypes were outsourced and I had to do spend many evenings in the lab reworking circuit boards. Trying to deal with design centers in India and China was very counter-productive and had included late night teleconferences at odd hours due to the time differences between Suzhou China, Mumbai, India and the U.S. I was given the 2 minute notice on my layoff last year.

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