A place with utmost office politics at senior level - Anonymous employee Eaton Employee Review

1.0
4 May 2019
Anonymous employee
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good company for dump managers and female candidates who don't wont to work just earn money

Cons

The Eaton India Center in Pune is a engineering product development center for all the business segments of Eaton and has in past few years grown in numbers in addition to a new site with good infrastructure and labs. While the center claims to transform from Engineering center to innovation center, nothing as such has changed in terms of content and scope of the work (primarily basic CAD, application engg and platform support) since the leadership remains the same with the same age old orthodox ways of management. What works here is being politically in inner circle of a few global leaders. While the company pays fairly well, growth does not happen as a function of performance, but a function of the closeness to few decision makers. A coterie of few experienced individuals (claim to be leaders) who are in the system for 10-15-20 years, manages the show. They act as opinion makers and a conduit to the senior management in providing the intelligence about what's happening on floor. While they hire good talent (lateral, campus), they are not able to retain and groom the same due to - politics and poor quality of the overall work content that provides minimal learning and growth opportunities. Managers mostly spend time in meetings or in preparing presentations for 2 level ups who use the presentations to keep further two level ups happy with glorified stories. Most of managers are operations managers, NOT engineering managers, and hence obviously the culture is to "manage" the show and not to "innovate thru breakthru technologies". Mostly people decisions are taken based upon the collective perceptions of a few "inner circle" individuals and not based upon entitlement or performance. While globally it's a great company with good products and technologies, the Pune center does not really reflect the same. If someone is very savvy and great at interpersonal relationship management, and upward management this could be a great place to work!

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Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you’re enjoying a great work–life balance at Eaton. Creating a positive and supportive environment for our employees is a top priority, and it’s great to hear that reflected in your experience.
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whelp, their hiring. So if you're looking for an entry level position, they've got them open

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Where do I start? If your goal is to make a tangible impact, change things for the better, or grow a modern career, look elsewhere. Stifling Red Tape: The company is drowning in administrative bloat and ancient, worn-out processes. It is nearly impossible to implement meaningful improvements because every minor change is strangled by bureaucracy. The organization simply lacks the capability to scale effectively. (They still haven't fully implemented Bussman, who they acquired more than a decade ago) Short-Sighted Leadership: Upper management is entirely hyper-focused on hitting short-term quarterly metrics at all costs, completely sacrificing long-term strategy and sustainable operational health. Subpar Compensation & Benefits: The base salary is hardly competitive with the current market. The benefits package is remarkably weak—health insurance options are disappointing, and you start with a meager two weeks of vacation. Zero Performance Incentive: There is no financial upside for regular engineers. Bonus potential is completely locked away until you reach a "manager of managers" level, leaving the actual individual contributors with no skin in the game. If you are a paper-pusher who thrives in a rigid, stagnant environment, you will love it here. If you want to build the future, go somewhere else.

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Eaton Response
3w
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We’re sorry to hear about your concerns around bureaucracy, compensation, and incentives. Your feedback is important, and we encourage you to share more with your local HR team so we can continue improving.
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