4.0
Feb 12, 2013
Former employee, more than 5 years
Marshalltown, IA
Recommend
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Pros
My time at Fisher was overall an excellent experience. Company is pretty rock steady and able to weather the peaks and valleys in the markets, and was reluctant to lay-off employees during the latest recession, instead choosing to offer voluntary early retirement packages. Solid management and strong relationships with its major customers. World-class engineering facilities.
Cons
Upward mobility can be limited in engineering roles due to long tenure of older employees. Upper management has pushed to increase numbers of engineers in overseas engineering centers instead of adding resources in the US. Lack of planning for, and emphasis on, knowledge transfer from tenured employees to newer hires