Great Benefits, Dysfunctional Office - Embedded Software Engineer Robert Bosch Employee Review

3.0
Aug 5, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. Bosch as whole seems to really care about about all of their associates (employees) and invests in them for the long term.

Cons

Depending on the office you work in the culture might be unwelcoming, have a good ol' boys' club, or boys' treehouse mentality. Workplace bullying is not out of the question... and it might not even be from your own manager or people on your team. Bosch seems too large to be able to address this aggressively, and some mangers are too important as far as the business is concerned. If you start your career here you will always wonder if other companies had better learning environments for bringing entry level people up to speed or if they just couldn't find someone with 10+ years experience, you will also always wonder if your career and market value is stagnating and the only place you'll be able to work at in 5 years is Bosch because the practices and technology is so outdated. You'll wonder if you and your team are in a long process of digging yourself out of a hole of technical debt, then you'll start to realize your situation resembles the myth of Sisyphus.

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Robert Bosch Response
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Hello, Thank you for taking the time and sharing your feedback with us on Glassdoor. We are very glad to hear that you are happy with the benefits offered at Bosch and with the extent to which Bosch cares for its associates. Regardless, we regret reading about your dissatisfaction. At Bosch, we work every day to maintain an appreciative and inclusive culture in which all associates can be themselves. There are numerous initiatives and projects, management training courses and measures to further strengthen the Bosch culture. Nevertheless, we take your individual case seriously and would like to ask you to talk to your personal HR contact or use the Bosch whistleblower system to report complaints about, for example bullying, to the compliance department. Moreover, we are sorry to hear about your learning experience. Lifelong learning is an indispensable part of our corporate identity, and there are numerous ways for our associates existing to educate themselves and prepare for the work environment of the future. You always have the opportunity to discuss further education possibilities with your supervisor or local HR contact, who will help you to find the right path for you to achieve your professional and personal goals. Your feedback helps us a lot to realize a positive change, thank you! If you want to share more details, please feel free to talk to your supervisor or local HR contact. Your Bosch Career Team

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