Work/Family balance excellent, but there is a price to be paid for it. - Senior Engineer Lear Corporation Employee Review

3.0
Dec 1, 2008
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Pros

In the area that I work, the ability to balance work and family life is excellent. I have never held a job in which I've been able to have this much flexibility. That in itself offsets a lot of other issues with the personnel decisions they make. Generally, the employees are fairly close knit as well. There are attempts to have "fun" days such as "Michigan vs. Michigan State Day," and even a few on site employee luncheons.

Cons

Lear lays off employees at an alarming rate, even in the profitable times. They are also very short term thinkers, and seemingly rely on the stock performance to make their decisions rather than what is truly best for the product and the expertise. Lear seems to ignore true technological advances in favor of saving a penny, even if the investment in that technology will save them money in the long run. Training is given lip service, but it has always been difficult to get external courses like software training or SAE development courses approved. It again fits the profile that Lear is not at all interested in the technological expertise that they have at their disposal, nor do they want to feed it.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, wonderful campus, free Starbucks daily (as of 7/2026), pay is competitive, benefits are great, unlimited PTO (within reason, switches to short term or long term disability at some point) flexible schedule (manager heavily influences this) people actually do get promoted from time to time unlike other places.

Cons

As with every job, it will have some cons. But still worth it if you get the opportunity: It’s a large place and everyone’s experience is different. You can end up in a bad department or with a bad manager, and you’re kind of stuck unless you can transfer out. People don’t really retire from here. You usually get to 50’s or 60’s and they cut you a buy out check, and if you’re not ready to retire, you’re going to be 50-60 in the job market again. They’ve had a hiring freeze on for a long time, so anyone new is going to be an intern or co-op. So if your department is skeleton crew, it’s gonna be that way unless you want a 20 year old on your team that could be great,.. or not so great. Everybody gets the same yearly raise depending on performance, and it doesn’t really keep up with inflation. Your best way up is a promotion.

5.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

Felt disconnected to the team

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