Belden reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

Ashish Chand

64% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Belden has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Belden 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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404 reviews
1.0
Jul 13, 2016

Would you recommend to a friend-NO !

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a job, otherwise none really.

Cons

Belden likes to acquire companies and situation is different for the hub employees and the acquired entities . For the latter it sucks, for the lack of a better word. If you were recently acquired-run away, nothing good is going to happen to you. Belden is preoccupied with share price, matrices, indexes, revenue numbers and such. What Belden does not care about is employees ( unfortunately). Usually they do not bother to understand the business they buy, and place unqualified employees of their own with no relevant experience to run (more like ruin) it. Targets are unrealistic, pressure for numbers is enormous, customer needs ( both internal and external) are often neglected , As a result –lay-offs,stress,no merit increases,frustration,disappointment.

1.0
May 16, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was good. Industry leader, favorite label of distribution(most years)

Cons

Uncommunicative, out of touch managers. No real idea of what is happening at street level. Underhanded corporate minions that spread untruths. Growth by acquisition, with little internal product development or integration strategy. A whiff of corporate induced layoff fears for acquired companies. Truly a dark place to work, every bad element of big company culture lives here. Talk to people on the inside before spending anytime working here or for any of the acquisiion companies.

1.0
Jan 28, 2015

Grossly mismanaged.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Belden still has a good name. Corporate structures and processes. Opportunity to learn. Pay reasonably well. Smart people at the factory.

Cons

CEO puts himself before customers and employees. No stability in leadership. Strategy and Initiatives change constantly. No sense of direction.

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