Siemens reviews

Salary is below market and merit increases are minimal. With some managers, blame is placed for process breaks without determining actual fault first. It isn't unusual to be held responsible for errors made by other teams because you didn't "catch" them, even if looking for them is not part of your tasks. There are not many opportunities for advancement. Some managers are out of touch with their teams. Others micromanage. In some cases, certain managers will delay approving PTO requested months in advance to see if anyone else is going to request it. It's hard to finalize vacation plans when your request isn't approved until the last minute. Employees often don't feel that their hard work is appreciated. Training is, for the most part, minimal and spotty. Like many other companies, they want to do more with less. Employees struggle to keep up when workloads increase because of the ridiculous formula used to determine whether additional resources can be brought in. The amount of time a person remains a contractor before being converted is excessive.

Management is terrible. They are only concerned with growing in their own career. Most have been promoted not because they deserve their position, but because they knew someone. Most have no actual knowledge of the area that they manage. Many never listen to their technical employees to make decisions, and they tend to make decisions only based on what the "path of least resistance" is. Financial targets trump being compliant. The organization is so focused on being lean, that there aren't actually enough people to get anything done. Being extremely lean, managers never jump in and take any responsibilities. Most just delegate everything to their employees to the point of overload. When you take a day off, expect to pay for it 3 times over when you return, since you will never have a back up. Also expect to be called at home during your days off. Management is also more focused on what time you come in and leave, versus what you accomplish during a day. There is no work life balance. Most senior management have formed what we call "the boys club" where they support each other and not their employees. Overall, management is clueless and tends to blame their failures on the employees.