Closed office after merger - Senior Software Engineer Cox Automotive Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2017
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Pros

They gave us four weeks of PTO per year when they acquired our previous company. I am in a distantly remote office that was acquired by Cox two years ago; the things I like about my employment are largely residual from previous ownership.

Cons

The company I worked for was acquired by Cox two years ago, and my team has done okay because we have been largely out of the Cox corporate eye, doing what we are good at, making a lot of revenue for the company. But after two years they decided to shut down a lot of offices, and ours was one of them. My impression of Cox is that it is a family fiefdom rather than a meritocracy. It seemed some high-level decisions were made based on politics, long-time family friendships, and perceived loyalties rather than on business merit. They're an older company and seem to be struggling to bring their technologies and practices into the agile age. But at least they are trying to adjust.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

No advancement opportunity. They claim they hire internally, but they don't seem to adhere to that. Out of nowhere, hours were cut from 40 hours to 32 for our particular shift due to "business needs". However it seems like we are rarely caught up at the end of the night. The same position on another shift did not lose nearly as many hours. Then, there was a location wide meeting where they bragged about record sales and record profits. Seems pretty insensitive to do in front of employees who lost over 20% of their pay. The manager comes off as completely harsh and rude. When you fill out a survey stating facts, they are met with a dismissive tone followed by, "you know this is not true". Training is non existent. Other underpaid employees have to train you so it's like a game of telephone where the training contains just a little less information or a little more incorrect information each time. Pay for other positions in the organization is below average. When applying for those positions internally, they want to base pay on your current role instead of based on qualifications for the job being offered. There is a pay range listed for jobs, don't expect to get anywhere near the top and you are LUCKY to see the middle of that range. Pay raises are not anywhere near inflation rates, so if you stay more than a year you are losing money.

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