Great co-workers, uninspiring management - Field Service Engineer Makino Employee Review

3.0
Dec 14, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

* Great pay, great benefits * There are some really good folks working here, some bright and hardworking people. * You will learn a lot. * Virtually unlimited overtime * You don't spend much of your own money during the week.

Cons

* The constant travel is exhausting, there is high turnover among FSEs * Management is pretty much clueless, they chase and invest in stupid ideas. * Personal performance review process is BS, your supervisor has no idea what you do if you're on the road constantly. Unfortunately your raise is based on the results of this. * There isn't much collaboration between departments. * It can seem like a "good ole boys club". You're better off playing the game and trying to get into the "inner circle". * Supervisors could care less about what your real career aspirations are. They just want to hear that you are completing your assigned tasks. Not much upward mobility.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Work load varies sometimes more sometimes less. Managers usually pretty reasonable about time off requests. Recently increased from 2 to 3 weeks of vacation per year for new hires and added a buyback option for unused vacation.

Cons

Negotiate hard for higher starting pay because once you're in you're only getting marginal increases. Career progression is slow and dependent on relationships more than hard skills. Training is trial by fire far more often than anything formal. Lots of people coasting by while others work hard and get practically nothing but experience in return. Yearly "PPP" reviews are practically pointless and dont make much of a difference in your pay. Company loves to give out 2-3% "raises" per year which amount to nothing more than cost of living adjustments when you factor in inflation. Certain departments and jobs are hard to transfer out of once you're in. Management is a mixed bag some good managers but most are not. It depends on the managers market segment. Many good people have quit over certain managers.

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