Good place to work, bad pay scaling - Senior Software Engineer Motorola Solutions Employee Review

4.0
Mar 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Interesting work with good people. PTO policy starts at 22 days. Benefits are alright, but slowly eroding. Lots of old guard Motorolans that have incredible experience.

Cons

No sick leave, have to use PTO. Some departments can't work from home. Slow promotions and not very competitive pay for the Chicago area.

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Pros

I highly value the autonomy I am given to manage my own workload, and I thoroughly enjoy collaborating with several of my talented colleagues.

Cons

That independence comes at a cost. The company is incredibly disorganized and siloed. Management will force lateral moves on you without asking; I've ended up balancing four different roles with absolutely no pay increase. Requests for fair compensation compared to the peers I trained were completely ignored. Territories change constantly, but zero training is provided. You are essentially left entirely on your own to figure it out.

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Motorola Solutions Response
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Thanks for your review. We regularly review employee compensation to make sure it is competitive with local market practices in the industries and countries where we operate. Additionally, all Motorola Solutions employees participate in an annual incentive plan or a sales incentive plan. That said, we appreciate your feedback and have made a note of it.
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