Tektronix reviews

3.6

78% would recommend to a friend

(651 total reviews)
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Tami Newcombe

78% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Tektronix has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 651 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tektronix 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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651 reviews
1.0
Jan 26, 2025

Tail wagging the dog.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay is beneficial if in Sales, otherwise it's ok-to-poor. Basic-to-poor performance is tolerated so long as they don't disagree with leadership; so if you know how to keep your head down you're probably safe, no matter your performance ability & aptitude.

Cons

Leadership team have very little experience in the industry, and do not possess the technical expertise nor business acumen to navigate the customer and competitive landscape. This is evidenced by the past few real NPIs being DOA products, and "DRA" being the only 'solution' to issues which require more sophisticate responses/remedies. Plenty of 'kaizen' events have the data twisted to fit the narrative of the VP(s) leading the event: plenty of 'sweep it under the rug and hope nobody looks too hard'. The 'boys club' is very much in play within the upper leadership. Hotel room parties are now commonplace at annual kickoff events, usually hosted by VPs. New VPs hired based on LinkedIn experience as a VP of a much smaller company which realistically is a Junior Sales Manager role (blind leading the blind). Little to no interview process or vetting. Hiring of other management roles is based on whether the leading VPs knows them (hiring old friends rather than the most qualified candidates).

2.0
Jan 24, 2024

Lost sight of how to win in T&M

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great brand. Great customers. Great products.

Cons

Leadership has lost their way. Engineering execution weak.

2.0
Dec 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

They throw great internal office parties with no real new business wins, house of cards. Test capability is decent.

Cons

Week and out of touch leadership. Lack of real direction and accountability. More profitable to sell buildings than drum up new business. No good or active sales force. Loss after major contract loss for years with no replacements. Lots of quotes for bids with little to no turnover. Shell of a once great company. Low manufacturing capability and decades old tools and what tools are purchased have no contract wins in hand. Crap shoot capital purchases.

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