Johnson Controls reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(9,517 total reviews)
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Joakim Weidemanis

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Johnson Controls has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,517 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Johnson Controls 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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1.0
Feb 3, 2013
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits. Mid level people can be great despite terrible managers. Learned a lot because of survivor-like atmosphere.

Cons

No work life balance, lack of growth opportunities, no resources -- sink or swim. No one is accountable but want to micromanage and then point fingers if anything goes wrong. No training. Expect more layoffs if Management above GWS does not take an interest and fix the systemic problems in the operating model.

3.0
Oct 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

. Very determined and committed leadership . Forward thinking business approach . History of impactful innovation . Insistent on financial results

Cons

. Too focused on metrics, often at the expense of people . Dogged determination to make the numbers, almost at any cost . Runs way too lean; most people doing 2-3 jobs after RIF's with no title or pay adjustments . Overworking people; sometimes run production people 7 days/week . Overly structured; not enough flexibility about roles . Too many decisions made at Corporate for field or plant locations by people who do not know the businesses or the people . Really bad at change management, especially after M&A's (Attitude is "we bought you, so just do what we say.") . Many fake processes in place (like a global employee survey that people lie on) . Johnson Controls really c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s. . Seems very willing to cut people or change their roles without their notification or buy-in.

1.0
Dec 15, 2011

Dump people when finances get tight

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Met some genuine people willing to collaborate.

Cons

Massive layoffs to placate stock holders. Back stabbing management; use surprise tactics during performance evaluations. Concentrate way too much on political correctness and much less on running the business effectively.

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