ITW reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,182 total reviews)
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Christopher A. O’Herlihy

80% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

ITW has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ITW 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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1K reviews
5.0
May 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility is great for those wanting it.

Cons

Not many cons I can think of

3.0
Apr 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

ITW is much like GE in that you get world class training (80/20, Funnel, CBI). I applied what I learned and exceeded my sales budget in my first year and received ‘exceeded expectations’ on my annual review. In short, ITW does a premier job developing their employees.

Cons

Divisions are held to a 2% quarterly forecast which is impossible unless you are God-like and can predict all your customer’s customers buying habits. No other Fortune corporation places this unrealistic metric on its employees. In short, ITW is a ‘private equity like’ company run by accountants (more accountants than sales people), and the work experience at the division-level is very stressful in meeting financial expectations. It is also why employee turnover is higher than other Fortune companies.

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