Okay place to work - Engineer Johnson Controls Employee Review

3.0
Jul 11, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work / life balance Able to work from home as needed

Cons

Managers only able to give a promotion to 1 employee per year, even with large departments. Seems favorites only get selected, not the ones who deserve it. Politics can hurt you, not government politics, but the in house politics. You rub the wrong person outside your department the wrong way, and your going to go downhill in your position. Need bigger raises. Constant layoffs each year just to please the shareholders, then rehire for the positions they just laid off. Person who gets laid off could be at the company for a year or 30 years.

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

Great team environment with a can do attitude.

Cons

Too many softwares for the same function.

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Johnson Controls Response
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience with Johnson Controls as a Program Manager. 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
1w
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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