Amphenol Reviews

Pros

Great people and work ethics.

Cons

Complex operations and can be confusing.

Pros

good products, not really innovative, no new lines of products in automotive

Cons

burocratic yet not very innovative

Advice to Senior Management

better salary

Pros

Fair pay, new product introduction, stable management, financial discipline.

Cons

Many meetings, over emphasis on budgeting and costing issues.

Advice to Senior Management

More traing and advancement opportunities.

Pros

Casual Dress, Not a lot of hierarchy, Intelligent co-workers

Cons

Senior Managment makes a lot of unilateral decisions. Makes promises it doesn't keep. Has trouble listening or hearing what employees can contribute. More of a closed minded vs. open minded approach to doing business.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to be more open to new ideas and new approaches to managing people. Company would benefit from opening up its inner circle, and having more of a give and take with its employees.

Pros

The pay is very good , benefits are ok , most of the people there want to do a good job and want to make a good product.

Cons

The management is out of touch , the new managers have no clue how to run the factory and i fear in the long run we will see the rest of our jobs go overseas. The older managers are afraid to stand up to management for fear of losing their jobs ! a very sad situation.

Advice to Senior Management

Start listening to the people that know how to make good parts , take away the fear factor in management they do know what they are doing.

Pros

Largest industry product offering for Military and Mil qualified circular connectors.

Cons

Lack of resources in engineering and customer service. Overstaffed in middle management with inexperienced and ineffective managers. Attitude towards customers is arrogant and unresponsive. High employee turnover. Communication disconnect between management and direct reports. Management is unsupportive of employees. Outdated systems and formats. Lack of documented processes.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase lower level staffing. Trim number of ineffective long term managers. Treat your employees better. Improve quality and delivery.

Pros

Flexible work schedule
Little to no supervision on day-to-day activities, determine your own priorities ++++
Close knit local office
Good benefits

Cons

No opportunities for advancement
Division is being dissected
No career paths
Almost no staff, and little to no support
Competitive with sister divisions
Hard to work with a company that doesn't respect the work of others
Priorities shift with the wind with no real advancement in anything, just spinning the wheels

Advice to Senior Management

Learn to work with employees instead of against them, too many times navigation through the company was impeded by internal politics at Germany.

Pros

Balance of work and life is possible depending on what position you are at. The people and culture is very nice and laid back. Dress code is business causal.

Cons

Managment is under heavy stress due to the lack of staffing and the large amount of growth within the company. People tend to get spread way to0 thin. Heavy work load at the top due to size of managment force. Salaries can vary depending on location.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to look for high level canidates for positions, look to expand staffing.