Ingersoll-Rand Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Ingersoll-Rand full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lots of room for growth, and new development within other business sectors. Competitive pay, promotions from within. Excellent health and benefits.

Cons – corporate culture can be overwhelming at times. Often you feel like a number in the system rather than a human. Local decisions are made from so far up the COC they can't begin to imagine the difference in theory and application.

Advice to Senior Management – try to involve local management more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ingersoll-Rand full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Great benefits, opportunity, competative pay

Cons – can get lost in the sea of talent

Advice to Senior Management – More engagement during periods of change

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ingersoll-Rand full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – A lot of opportunities within the different brands. Big focus on employee development. Management seems to genuinly care about employees.

Cons – As with any big company, there can be politics involved when making internal hiring decisions.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ingersoll-Rand

Pros – Good efforts to improve structure.

Cons – Take long to do so, the case with many large organizations.
Too many tactical and time consuming responsibilities.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ingersoll-Rand full-time

Pros – + Pay is competitive or better and benefits are good
+ Headquarters in Davidson, NC is a great location
+ Senior leadership is reasonable and approachable

Cons – - Long working hours are prevalent throughout most of company
- No time "truly" off, can be contacted during holidays, vacation, etc.
- Very little work/life balance

Advice to Senior Management – - Listen to the front-lines
- Continue to communicate
- Stay humble

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ingersoll-Rand full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Great CEO driving the operations in the right direction
Employees are some of the best people to work with

Cons – Human resources stands stills as the company loses talent

Advice to Senior Management – Walk the talk when it comes to employee engagment

Former Employee – worked at Ingersoll-Rand full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – If one avoids ITS Americas it is possible to encounter a decent culture within the company.

Cons – A toxic level of middle management exists within Industrial Technologies Americas Finance/Accounting. ITS Americas Accounting could not retain temporary employees let alone full time employees due to the dysfunction both in culture and work flow. These individuals are some of the worst human beings whom I have ever encountered.

Advice to Senior Management – Face the facts as far as the middle management dysfunction within Industrial Technologies Americas Accounting/Finance.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Ingersoll-Rand

Pros – Global experience and a variety of business lines within the same organization

Cons – Right hand doesn't know what left is doing- confusion, change and staff turnover that may not be appropriate solution

Advice to Senior Management – Figure out new corporate strategy that satisfies stakeholders and ensures longevity of the company so it will actually still be in existence in 10 years

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ingersoll-Rand full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Lots of work, easy to please, fair pay, good benefits. Safety is truly a top priority with time and money not being overriding issue.

Cons – This is not a place that changes fast, for better or worse. You must be able to let some issues slide for a time before action will be taken.

Advice to Senior Management – When hiring new management make sure they know and understand the roles of the people they will manage.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Ingersoll-Rand full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Challenging work; culture promotes innovative thinking and change. Excellent, regular communication from leadership; Quarterly Town Hall Meetings, etc.

Cons – You can meet and/or exceed all of your annual performance objectives, and the rating is 'average' or 'neutral' employee performance, which ultimately effects your merit increases.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company