Work and life balance? Depends on which department and your role. - Anonymous employee Emerson Employee Review

2.0
Sep 17, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of opportunities and challenges.

Cons

A lot of opportunities and challenges but there's no time to work on. If you want to meet the deadline, you have to work weekends and nights constantly.

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Emerson Response
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Thank you for your honest feedback. We appreciate your transparency and are disappointed to hear of your experience with us. We strive to create a culture that is advantageous for all of our employees and it sounds like we have fallen short. We would like to hear more from you so that we may work to improve. Please contact us at glassdoor.feedback@emerson.com.

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