Johnson Controls reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(9,531 total reviews)
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Joakim Weidemanis

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Johnson Controls has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,531 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Johnson Controls 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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2.0
Nov 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong financials and excellent senior management. The business is significantly impacted by the overall automotive sector but the company takes aggressive steps to ensure a competitive position in every market condition. Managers are competent and the product development and factories run well to customer expectations.

Cons

Career planning for middle management and those termed "high potential". Despite the label, the process for developing these employees is poor. The overall strategy for human capital throughout JCI is marginal as there is no formal system to move within the organization. Job postings, positions and opportunities are all based on word of mouth and clicks that exist within the organization. Expectations management is also an area where improvements could be made from employees and Business Units.

3.0
Oct 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At the start (10 years ago) it was a great place to work. I still have a couple of friends from the days where we were real teams, part of the team still exists. There was a little oppertunity for me. There are plenty of places to park, and I expect many more by January 2008. As there is not a set time to start work, there is no harrasment for showing up a couple of minutes later than the norm.

Cons

Very limited opportunities unless you are in a click e.g. U of M Graduate. Wall Street knows what is going on before the employees While the morale survey provides a positive message, everyone filled in the correct answers as not to go to all of the improvement meetings. Only a very few managers provide recognition, most provide criticism (in front of others just to make themselves look good) Senior Leadership, only looking after the stock-holders and Wall Street. Just look where that put the banking industry Work life balance (unless you are in a click) is almost non-existant. Manager's will just keep dumping workloads and unrealistic timelines to make themselves look good at meeting. Fairness & Respect, again if you are not in a click, forget the fairness and respect and expect to do all of the work. The worst part is when a person leaves JCI it is Orwellian - they become on non-person and it is not correct to remeber they ever were employed at JCI.

4.0
Sep 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a great place to begin because Johnson is willing to provide opportunities to people that may not have the a high level of experience in their particular field. The benefits are very good and the opportunity to expand your education is very good with a generous tuition reimbusement program. Also Johnson provides excellent training in your particular field which is very valuable.

Cons

The downsides of Johnson is the fact that it is a very large organization and sometimes employees can get lost in the system and not receive opportunities. Also, to expand your career with Johnson Controls Facility Management or Controls Division as a manager you must be willing to relocate to various areas of the country or world. If you not willing to jump on the relocation wagon your career could stall.

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