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      Bourns reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (75 total reviews)
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      Gordon Bourns

      94% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      Bourns has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bourns 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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      75 reviews
      4.0
      May 25, 2011

      Grossly underpaid....

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many lifetime employees, most people willing to help, good benefits package compared to others, stable business

      Cons

      Management would rather bring in new outside employees rather then promote from within. Even promotions rarely match a decent salary for the industry. The environment is strict, structured, shirt and tie, many tiers of management

      3.0
      May 4, 2010

      Out of Control - Systemic Problems

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Bourns has good benefits - vacation, holidays, insurance, 401k match, profit sharing. Also a lot of potential with being private and no debt. The Bourns family has managed the company well for over 60 years.

      Cons

      Training and personal development are not considered; only short term planning is in place. Senior management has made very poor decisions in staffing up for new programs and managing plant shutdowns. Company operates like a public company in that jobs are cut as soon as the bottom line is not in line with plan; unstable.

      2.0
      Jan 22, 2010

      Bourns - Good Pay, No Challenge

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay was good - the only problem was that they closed the plant in Janesville a few years after opening

      Cons

      Work is not challenging at all, the chances for advancement is quite low as the structure is quite horizontal in nature

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