The place was great to spend time at... - Plant Superintendent Emerson Employee Review

4.0
Nov 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The products are well built and engineered to order. Emerson as an entity is very respected and overall a good place to work.

Cons

(Edmonton location) lacked direction and disciple to drive the business forward was a larger problem. The local group was always at odds and disorganized to the point were we could not do anything right.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Great work - life balance

Cons

limited growth opportunities unless willing to relocate

2.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Great immediate supervisor and their boss. Made top-down communications tolerable. Great co-workers and great collaboration that lifted the entire team.

Cons

(1) RIF based on tenure, not performance. HR is too powerful a department, and everyone fears it. (2) Tenure made you lazy, killed creativity, initiative, and promoted a "yes" culture. (3) During COVID layoffs, CEO pay went from $3.7 million to $15.x million, while employees endured 25% furloughs for 3 months, and management 10% reduction in pay for 6 months - explain how that is reasonable. (4) CEO declared DEI as the way forward for career mobility, and a lot of young, promising talent walked out the door, including DEI-qualified minorities. (5) I was one of those minorities.

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