ABB (United States) Reviews

Former Employee – worked at ABB (United States) as an intern

Pros – great to learn new technologies, robotics, if you are a passionate of these type of stuff you would love it.

Cons – I can't find many cons to be honest

Advice to Senior Management – be straight forward and always speak up for your desires

Current Employee – been working at ABB (United States) full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Ethic company, strong principles, very global and with opportunities.

Cons – Complex organization, slow to make changes

Advice to Senior Management – We should promote people more for competencies and merits then seniority and personal friendship. There is a lot of incompetent people working with big teams because of personal reasons, not because they desire the position.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at ABB (United States) full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great company to work for. Lots of very capable employees.

Cons – My position requires a great deal of travel. Difficult for work life balance.

Advice to Senior Management – None.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at ABB (United States) full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Learning opportunites & that is about it plus it is better than no job in today's economy

Cons – Just announced : Due to continued global uncertainty regarding both current and future business performance and market conditions, the 2013 merit budget has been delayed for all countires and regions

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at ABB (United States) full-time for more than a year

Pros – Lots of growth opportunities, you just have to want it.

Cons – Matrix organization, management doesn't take accountability

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at ABB (United States) as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great work environment and opportunity to learn more about controls/automation systems

Cons – Needs a local, competent HR or IT in each sector.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at ABB (United States) full-time for more than a year

Pros – Company provided training.
Company car and cellular service depending on position.

Cons – Company car comes with several strings attached. You will need to keep your personal vehicle.
Cellular service only applies to cheap phone ABB picks out. You can port your personal number over, but you won't get it back.
Travel, travel, and more travel, but not to anywhere exciting or interesting.
Pay, while initially might seem decent, you will quickly be asked to work more hours than initially stated while being paid for 40. Complain and get laid off.
Company is too large, management too out of touch, in some cases your manager might be on the other side of the continent.
Constant competition and exploitation of the different departments hurts the company as a whole. ABB's biggest competitor is ABB.

Advice to Senior Management – Numbers aren't everything, listen to your employees. If a contract is underbid at the beginning don't take the profit out of your employee's pay.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at ABB (United States) full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The company is very diverse culutrally.

Cons – Women are not treated as equals. Women are limited in their ability to advance.

Advice to Senior Management – Diversity and Inclusion are important. Do not think you have done enough by following EEO guidelines. An active affirmative action program should be in place.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at ABB (United States) full-time

Pros – It's a job with a decent salary. Annual bonuses. Convenient location off of freeway.

Cons – Management is very untrustworthy and rude to its employees. Unnecessary long hours when there is very little going on.

Advice to Senior Management – Start trusting and empowering your employees rather than doubting them if you want to get quality work and production.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at ABB (United States)

Pros – Great people to work with. Everyone was respectful to me as an intern. They were really good about helping me grow.

Cons – Very traditional when it came to software