Out of Touch Disconnected Mgmt - Design Engineer Safran Employee Review

1.0
12 Aug 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay is fairly good Opportunities to move up and gain responsibility Lots of PTO

Cons

Very high turnover in Design Engineering Disconnected out of touch management Poor forecasting of work loads leading to engineers being overworked Unrealistic Schedules Employees treated like expenses instead of assets

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Safran Response
3y
The rebound of the business following the global pandemic has created talent retention challenges across the aerospace industry. At Safran, we have taken multiple proactive steps to address the retention and employee satisfaction of our workforce. For example, we use a flexible workforce and remote work schedule that is well appreciated by our engineering team.

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