Woodward reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(711 total reviews)
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Chip Blankenship

75% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Woodward has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 711 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Woodward 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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711 reviews
1.0
Dec 23, 2016

Just another cog in the wheel

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Pros

Good benefits and vacation accrual, ability to work from home, flexible hours. Lots of great and talented people, just not so much in management.

Cons

Medium sized corporation trying to act BIG and stifling employees in the process. Most of the HR policies are outdated and actually de-motivate employees. Policies treat employees like children instead of capable adults. Other policies encourage employees to talk behind each other's back instead of addressing issues. Company does nothing to train managers, and the consequence is employees leaving because they are sick and tired of being demeaned, shamed, and basically being treated badly. Just because you have a degree does not mean you know how to manage people.

2.0
Dec 21, 2016

Manager

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Pros

They have a solid foundation of company driven values based on Woodward's constitution. Tradition is a main stay based on their long history as company.

Cons

Can't execute their own values. Good on paper but that's where it ends. Poor communication among all groups and when things go bad, watch out for your back. Typical company with a flavor of the month program that wastes money on the hype and training but never follows through on the execution.

2.0
Nov 20, 2016

Wasted Talent

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Pros

Woodward has attracted some very good talented people.

Cons

Woodward has a very big problem in retaining the talent they have/had acquired.

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