Graduate Role - Engineer Johnson Controls Employee Review

1.0
Aug 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you want a job where you sit there doing boring repetitive work that will take you about 8-10 years to get anywhere, this is the job for you. Otherwise you may as well go work at Bunnings and stack shelves - they are on about the same level in terms of motivation required.

Cons

Promised a mentor, hardly any proper teaching done - in fact senior engineers openly admit that the graduates are there simply for their use and disposal. Arrogant and rude (Which is quite funny because all they know is the internal JCI software and seem to be quite clueless on any other engineering concepts) No Career progression, or at the least very slow. They try keep you in a graduate role for longer than anywhere else in order to pay you less. This would be fine if you were constantly learning but most of the time they make you sit there and do the boring scrub work - sometimes even just photocopying. This is just obviously a management tactic for cheap labour. They even have weekend "volunteer" opportunities where they try get the company name out but instead of doing it during work hours like everywhere else, they pressure the employees into doing it on the weekend. They then donate $1000 to try justify that it was Johnson Controls that did the charity work - All just to find the cheapest way to get their name out. If any graduates are looking to join this company THINK TWICE, IT IS NOT WORTH IT AND THERE IS BETTER OUT THERE. They will literally cut corners on everything they can and you will be the one to pay. It is not a happy place. One more thing. They expect you to use your own personal car for transport, as a graduate you do not get a mobile phone or car allowence (other engineers do so no one would complain about this), but they stil expect you to use it, and connect to your own data if you need it on site. Anything that is reimburseable is hush hush and if you dont seek it out yourself none of the senior guys or management will tell you what you are entitiled to. Absolutely disgusting.

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5.0
Jan 15, 2026
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Pros

1. Great opportunity for advancement in many different rolls 2. Excellent talent pool! You get to work with highly experienced leader within the industry who are willing to teach you and take interest in your career. 3. Great benefits 4. Work/Life flexibility is great

Cons

I do not have any at this time. I feel this is a company I can retire from

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Johnson Controls Response
5mo
Thank you so much for sharing your positive experience with Johnson Controls as a Control Systems Team Leader. Your input will help us in our mission to foster the best possible workplace for our teammates.
4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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
4d
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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