Simple work, friendly co-workers, micromanagement - Instrument Builder II Emerson Employee Review

3.0
Feb 27, 2025
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Pros

The work itself is easy enough and the pay was decent for a time. Co-workers were also friendly and generally good to work with.

Cons

The amount of micromanaging is awful, and of course its passed down by people who never even see the floor so they don't actually know how things work. You will also be expected to cross-train in other areas with no pay increase or even recognition, which is not the worst, but the same applies to learning additional skills such as soldering and forklifts.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Great work - life balance

Cons

limited growth opportunities unless willing to relocate

2.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Great immediate supervisor and their boss. Made top-down communications tolerable. Great co-workers and great collaboration that lifted the entire team.

Cons

(1) RIF based on tenure, not performance. HR is too powerful a department, and everyone fears it. (2) Tenure made you lazy, killed creativity, initiative, and promoted a "yes" culture. (3) During COVID layoffs, CEO pay went from $3.7 million to $15.x million, while employees endured 25% furloughs for 3 months, and management 10% reduction in pay for 6 months - explain how that is reasonable. (4) CEO declared DEI as the way forward for career mobility, and a lot of young, promising talent walked out the door, including DEI-qualified minorities. (5) I was one of those minorities.

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