Job to pay bills in between company induced Heart Attacks - EMC Test Engineer Rolls-Royce Employee Review

1.0
Jan 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay check. Co-workers (not management) were good to work with.

Cons

Super high pressure to get the job done sooner than humanly possible. Management only interested in pushing harder due to mismanagement of projects and not knowing how to tell the customer we don't have enough resources to do two (or more) projects at the same, or overlapping, time(s). Management doesn't recognize when people are physically ill or have health problems and continue to push until they drop (from heart attacks in my case). Archaic processes, outdated "beatings will continue until morale improves" mindset, outdated IT systems (used MS Windows XP until MS dropped it), LOOOOOONGG approval processes, too many layers of management. The biggest Con is the ultra micro-management. They don't want you to do anything without getting approvals first. Work/Life balance was a joke as I was on travel for as much as 8 months at a time with only a few trips allowed back home.

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Working with great people makes such a difference day to day – it's good to hear that's been a real part of your experience. We hear you on internal progression – career growth can feel different for everyone, and we know we've still got work to do to make development paths clearer. Feedback like yours really helps us move in the right direction.
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Thanks for sharing, sounds like you’ve had some great people around you – that kind of support makes a huge difference. It’s also encouraging to hear the company direction is coming through as a positive. Location is a personal factor, and we appreciate you sharing that as part of your overall experience.
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