Poor pay and workload management, but great work-life balance - Systems Engineer Motorola Solutions Employee Review

2.0
Feb 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Great work-life balance - No hovering or monitoring what employees are doing at all times of the day - As long as the work gets done well, no questions are usually asked - Most managers are great

Cons

- Pay is not competitive at all (at very low end of spectrum) - Raises are abysmal if there are any - Extremely high turnover rate (people leave, not getting fired) which in turn leads to existing employees picking up additional responsibilities since majority of the team is new - Performance does not correlate to compensation increases - Internal movement possible, but do not expect significant pay bumps if any (was told that HR literally is limited just due to policy for whatever reason) - Culture is flooded with older people stuck in their ways from a work perspective as well as sexist/racist remarks - Sometimes there is no support from internal department and some project management will side with the customer in order to save themselves

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Cons

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2.0
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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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