Stay away from ANY IT job with current IT leadership (Nancy Berce CIO) - IT Systems Engineer Johnson Controls Employee Review

1.0
Jun 12, 2019
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Pros

Johnson Controls used to be a fun, good work life balance company to work for in IT. The benefits are good, and the people were good. This is no longer the case. The current leadership has gone done the path of outsourcing IT to infosys. There does not appear to be a strategic path. Entire teams have been outsourced, and vast amounts of knowledge have left the company. The work/life balance and great people are no longer at the company.

Cons

With the loss of so many great people, and the on-boarding of Infosys you can expect many long hours trying to resolve issue. Current IT morale is horrible, no one is motivated. Most of the Senior level IT Directors have resigned. The CIO has lost the confidence of the IT staff, and there are no senior leaders left that understand the unique systems at JCI. There will be no work-life balance until this situation is resolved. This is based on what's been happening in the first half of 2019. It possible they will see the error of their ways and try to right the ship later on. For right now, if you are in IT, I suggest you work anywhere else but here.

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Cons

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Johnson Controls Response
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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
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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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Johnson Controls Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide important input on our compensation and benefits as a Senior Mechanical Engineer. At Johnson Controls, we aim to provide competitive pay and a robust benefits plan that supports our employees' well-being. We’ll use this information to continually improve our offerings.
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