Looks better from the outside - Anonymous employee Johnson Controls Employee Review

2.0
Feb 4, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

JCI Employees are well compensated both in pay and benefits. They also hold many events for the betterment of the city of Milwaukee. Prestige - people think JCI is a world class company.

Cons

Lack of ethics (despite the annual mandatory exam.) Political. Arrogant. People promoted out of friendships vs. content. Rigid thinking. The JCI way is the only way to do business and if you come from the outside, you'll adapt or grow stagnant. People are also jerked around from position to position and they will put you where they can "use you". The claim to care about their employees, but their actions show otherwise.

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5.0
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Pros

Great job that I would totally recommend anyone

Cons

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4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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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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