Lutron Electronics reviews

Personnel (not called HR - they are stuck in the 70s) is not a place you want to go to. It's evil. People who work in that group make it their life's work to make employees' lives unbearable. It literally is like a cult. Folks in management really believe the crap that comes out of their mouths. You have to feel sorry for them, really - they have no sense of reality. They don't care about their employees. If you leave at 5, management acts like you are taking a half day, even though you come in early and work through lunch more often than not. Work and projects are assigned as the moods of people change. Effort and time are put into projects and they end up being shelved because it's not the flavor of the week anymore.

Interviews are 8 to 8.5 hours long… this is not an exaggeration, they are literally a full day. My initial offer was way too low for someone with 12 years experience doing the job they were interviewing me for. Which was the minimum they could offer me for that job. I did turn them down at first, then they gave me a little better offer. Which, I also wanted to turn down. But, I didn’t have another viable option at the time so I took it thinking that I would just keep looking. Raises even for an “Excellent” reviews are something like 2-3% which would be a joke if it wasn’t your life. New hires are paid more than people who are established in the company since raises don’t keep up with the market. One of Lutron’s 5 Principles is “Take care of the Employee”, that principle is completely ignored by current management. You are a number to them, Plain and simple. Upper and Middle Management is just bad at it’s job. People are kept off balance so they cannot become comfortable at their jobs. There are NO scheduled breaks, even though they are required by law and people usually work through lunch. If you leave at 5 you’re looked down upon and made to feel like a freeloader. No matter how many hours you worked before then. Employees are so inundated with work that they can’t possibly get it done within work hours and need to take their work home. In certain departments you have to spend a quarter of your time protecting yourself to make sure no one can blame you for anything because half of them will kick you under the bus trying to blame their mistakes on you. Lutron is one of the reasons that Unions should be brought back. Their expectations of their employees is ridiculous and they don’t care about the family / work balance. In their opinion, they feel they own you. If you live to work, hate your family, and can suck up with the best of them Lutron is the place for you. Not only would I not recommended Lutron as an employer, I have actively told people to avoid them if they have the option. I would have if I had another option.