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Solar Turbines

Part of Caterpillar

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Solar Turbines reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(622 total reviews)

Jim Umpleby

72% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Solar Turbines has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 622 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Solar Turbines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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622 reviews
3.0
Sep 12, 2016

Not so good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People, Product, Stability , Work environment , Training

Cons

Favoritism Too permissive (allow employees to be lazy) Reluctant to changes

4.0
Sep 1, 2016

Strong Legacy, Questionable Outlook

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a strong legacy of performance and interesting products. The culture values and rewards product knowledge over process knowledge compared to Caterpillar at large.

Cons

Some employees are overly complacent, and in general the company enjoys a comfortable dominance in the market. The company needs to develop new products and markets to diversify away from its heavy dependence on the energy industry responsible for much of the cyclicality in the business. The culture can be very politicized, which makes it difficult to stay agile and make quick decisions.

3.0
Aug 24, 2016

Not what it used to be

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid Performing Company / Diversity Rich / Many Career Paths / Still has Decent Pay & Bonus Plan / Home Based in San Diego with great location

Cons

Over time, Solar's personality has changed from warm, spirited, team oriented Salaried & Hourly workforce to a much colder, individual performance based, forced ranking that has deteriorated the "Teaming" atmosphere that once existed. Values in Action and living by the code has turned into a mockery and resulted in a significant decline in overall "Leadership". Way too many managers managing areas where they lack the experience, knowledge and expertise previously required, which has been a major source of frustration to those who actually have earned and worked to achieve the "prerequisites" that were previously required to become a "Manager".

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