Fortive reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(136 total reviews)

James A. Lico

63% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Fortive has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 136 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fortive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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136 reviews
1.0
Oct 30, 2022
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Pros

I’m not a trust fund baby so it’s a good way to avoid living under a bridge.

Cons

Jim Lico’s pay ratio is at 269:1 and increasing. He makes TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE TIMES what the median employee makes. And yet there’s no money to help us out while we all deal with record inflation. How do these people sleep at night?

1.0
Jun 18, 2020

Complete Incompetence

Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to learn how not to do things.

Cons

All decisions are made by "corporate teams" that are so out-of-touch with the actual daily operations of their individual operating companies. Corporate leadership is blind (or just doesn't care) to the lost revenue and employee productivity caused by "cost-saving" actions. Decisions center around affecting short-term stock prices, rather than increasing the long-term value of the firm. For all the talk about "FBS", there is little evidence of continuous improvement actually taking place. Compensation is well below market value, which leads to a drain of any actual talent at all levels.

1.0
Oct 22, 2016

More of the Same

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great if you're Danaher or Fortive MBA.

Cons

Culture of blame Constant reductions in staff, but no reduction in work Mediocre people rise to the top because the talented people get fed up and leave All operating companies run by Fortive are just a line item on a spreadsheet One choice of insurance carriers - UHC - the worst Very few women in leadership positions. Mostly older white men. Random promotions Very strange culture bound by a lot of rules and analysis paralysis.

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