Is Eaton a good company to work for?

Eaton has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 8,954 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Eaton to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Eaton have been left by employees working as Internship , Applications Engineer and Intern .

Does Eaton pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Eaton employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Eaton. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Eaton?

73% of Eaton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Eaton 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Eaton?

Engineer (359) , Senior Engineer (149) , Analyst (119) , Estagiário (99) , Intern (97) , Manager (97) , Associate Engineer (93) , Lead Engineer (76) , Project Manager (76) , Manufacturing Engineer (65) , Machine Operator (57) , Sales Engineer (55) , Software Engineer (55) , Associate Analyst (50) , Program Manager (49)

What are the pros of working at Eaton according to real employee reviews?

"Lots of rewarding work and good work life balance under the right manager(s) and in the right group." ((in 468 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they have very strong values and ethics which they genuinely try to live by." ((in 432 reviews)); "Great people: US and global." ((in 421 reviews)); "The good points of working for Eaton is the pay is good and the salaried pay principle for all employees is a definite plus." ((in 399 reviews)); "Good culture and ethics in the U.S. but it gets a bit more blurred as you move overseas." ((in 390 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Eaton according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor and hike is not as per company standard" ((in 301 reviews)); "very old and bad managers without any knowledge" ((in 121 reviews)); "2. No training 3. HR will smile in your face then talk about you to your manager 4. Horrible work life balance 5." ((in 60 reviews)); "Really stressful and long hours" ((in 50 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected." ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Eaton layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Eaton layoffs and their outlook for job security at Eaton in 2026.

What Eaton locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Las Piedras , Grapevine , Searcy , Greenville , Smyrna , Glendale Heights , Athens , Nacogdoches , Maumee , Asheville

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,579 total reviews)

Paulo Ruiz

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Eaton has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,579 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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5.0

May 14, 2026

Best place to start your career

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best place to start career

Cons

nothing to complain all good

Eaton Response

1mo

Thank you for your wonderful feedback, and we're glad to hear you feel Eaton is the best place to start your career. We appreciate your positive outlook and are happy to know your experience has been all good.

4.0

May 14, 2026

Valuable learning opportunities hindered by red tape

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning, new experience, global presence

Cons

red tape, approvals and validations take months

Eaton Response

1mo

Thank you for sharing your experience, and we're glad to hear you valued the learning opportunities and global exposure. We’re sorry to hear that red tape affected your work, and we appreciate your advice as we continue to focus on internal growth.

3.0

May 12, 2026

Decent pay and job security, but outdated culture

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and good job security.

Cons

Boomer work culture and not great benefits. Only 2 weeks of PTO starting.

Eaton Response

1mo

Thank you for your feedback, We're glad to hear you value the pay and job security. We’re sorry to hear your concerns about the culture, and we want you to know we are actively working to strengthen our culture through the launch of our new Eaton Culture Model.

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