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
Feb 20, 2020
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Pros

Cool, green logo Paychecks don't bounce 1/3 less effort to say than Danaher You will learn new terms like Operating Margin, Variable Cost Productivity, and Attrition You'll have an opportunity to learn lessons that could positively benefit your character, career, and future opportunities

Cons

"FBS, FBS, FBS" - is the answer to EVERYthing: This collection of long-established "continuous improvement" tools will never replace solid management and leadership skills. No business has been able to create long-term value with templates, charts, and spreadsheets-- much less the creation of automatons. [Hmm... you'd think performance at core companies would be AMAZING, right?] You will lose the ability to think for yourself, your creativity, and even your hair. Don't worry-- most of these things come once you've escaped You will worry so much about your performance and job that it might affect relationships outside of work

1.0
Jan 18, 2019

Why join a company that doesn't even care?

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The bathrooms are nice and usually clean

Cons

Constantly failing SOX audits due to incompetence. Yearly tape backups overlooked. Company didn't feel it was important to replace battery backup units for their network equipment that were dead or failing. Absolutely no file security for users. Service desk is based in India where you can attempt to communicate using a strange form of English. Company is a constant revolving door for H-1Bs that don't last for more than a few months Cost freezes galore!

1.0
Nov 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

It's a job. Free WiFi.

Cons

When our "OpCo" was acquired, we were told that this is because Fortive liked our company and would let us do our own thing since that's obviously what made us successful and appealing for them to buy. Shame on us for believing that! They have swept in with one restructure after another, layoffs, lots of new acronyms, and other corporate BS. And oh the FBS! They make it sound like it's a game changer, but it's nothing revolutionary and honestly, is it working? S&P index is up 24.2% on the year and FTV is at a measly 4%! Yet we're still getting this FBS forced down our throats. Leadership is being forced out the door and the rest of the workers are leaving on their own at a surprising rate.

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