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Culture of helplessness - Engineer Allison Transmission Employee Review

1.0
4 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get vacation days and then get mandated to take at least 4 of them during the annual summer shutdown. There is an annual employee meeting with free cookies and a comparison of GMAT scores. The stock ownership plan has made about a dozen people quite wealthy but regular people don't get the benefit of any of it. Quite diverse especially in executive ranks where there are white people, males and even white males. White female executives get titles like Managing Director or Executive Director. Only one white female is a VP. You can get noticed at the highest level especially your swipes in and out of the building.

Cons

An abject feeling of helplessness permeates the company and culture. It is also a culture of bullying. The most senior of managers berate and bully any chance they get and the company in general bullies its customers and suppliers. People are leaving left and right because of it and customers and suppliers have had enough of it. I suspect that even higher level managers know its bad but they feel helpless because of the way things are run.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
10 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent compensation and bonus structure.

Cons

Passive aggressive culture where who you know is more important than metric driven data. Operations are actively departing from the United States and the longevity of manufacturing operations in Indianapolis are questionable. Plants are forced to grovel for the basic necessities, headcount and resources.

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