Johnson Controls seems like a good company, but they don't plug in new hires. - Senior Software Engineer Johnson Controls Employee Review

2.0
Aug 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most of the people are nice, the facility is nice. The incumbent personnel who have been there for a while are like a tight-nit family, and have a clear direction and sense of responsibility and accountability.

Cons

They seem to skimp when it comes to travel arrangements, tools you need to do your job. Management is not receptive to ideas, and they hold on to old technologies and programming languages, not employing the latest proven technologies, methodologies, and best practices. They expect developers to work well over 40 hours a week to compensate for still using procedural programming, and they wonder why deadlines are missed and bugs are prevalent.

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
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Pros

Great job that I would totally recommend anyone

Cons

Wonderful, wonderful place to work, no complaints

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Thank you so much for sharing your positive experience with Johnson Controls. Your input will help us in our mission to foster the best possible workplace for our teammates.
4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent base pay and fast paced work makes the days go by quickly. Lately the company has been actually investing in their new product lines ever since Joakim became our CEO.

Cons

The compensation is lacking. No bonuses whatsoever for senior level engineers even when they're recognized as a key contributor on the team. We are given our 401k match on March 1st to cover the previous year's matches so you lose out on a lot of the year's market gains. The healthcare coverage is mediocre at best for a fortune 500 company. The raises are still given like it's 2018; 3% is considered a "good" merit increase. This is due to the "forced distribution" merit increase system where only "so many" people can receives "above expectations" raises.

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