On the right track - Product Manager Emerson Employee Review

4.0
May 5, 2022
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Pros

The companies culture is consistently improving under the new CEO Lal. There was always a lot of things to like about the culture, but management definitely had some old-school types, and none were worse than the prior CEO David Farr. Under Lal's leadership a lot of great new policies have been put in place that are making things better for everyone.

Cons

Salary is truly the everlasting problem at Emerson, and it causes consistent enough turnover that can cause departments to struggle. HR spends so much time figuring out how to keep salaries dead average in the market, ensuring anyone who truly excels finds a better position elsewhere eventually. The other issue tends to be a lack of resources on R&D Spending. Our competition clearly outspends us in this area, and I always worry that we have no ability to ever truly catch up or surpass them.

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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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