Continental Automotive Systems US Reviews

Pros

The benefits are great. And team work is getting there.

Cons

The company is too big. This will take a closer working relationship among divisions. In due time, it will work out.

Pros

Management displays confidence in employees abilities.

Cons

The company is too big and Deer Park is an island.

Advice to Senior Management

Management needs to communicate better to their direct reports, provide better training and document procedures. The Finance department lacks a team environment.

Pros

Friendly environment and safe workplace. The organization is huge and chances of transferring between divisions and gain different experience is high

Cons

It underpays compares to other competitors. It so much relies on Germany for decision making and core product development, which makes your work inflexible.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay more attention to market salary for each position and adjust the previous employees pay and benefits. Give more flexibility to U.S. center to make their work more interesting

Pros

Very god place to work, Perfect work environment

Cons

low salary, unfair treatment between employees

Advice to Senior Management

Salary and benefits needed to bring up to industrial standard

Pros

High tech exposure to new trends

Cons

Slow promotion process, disconnect with main headquarters

Advice to Senior Management

Evaluate the opportunity for promotions more often

Pros

Good pay, decent benefits, nice campus

Cons

Everything is decided in Germany

Advice to Senior Management

Let the US business run themselves

Pros

Paycheck is adequate for now.

Cons

Upper management doesn't manage or set direction properly. They're too detached and there's a breakdown in discipline.

Advice to Senior Management

Management needs to hire competent people and remove the incompetent ones.

Pros

No accountability, flexible hours, interesting work

Cons

Engineering managers have no clue how to do their job.

Advice to Senior Management

Quit.

Pros

Senior management has led a great turn-around and have been very transparent and honest regarding the short term and long term challenges. They are working to improve employee development and financial compensation based on performance. Continental stresses the highest quality parts and the greatest attention to customer service. Most segments and groups allow you to take on greater tasks and challenges with the flexibility to decide approach and direction. Nothing is given without hard work and dedication but Continental will eventually recognize it if you provide it. I have always been very proud of every single product we produce and sell during my years with Continental.

Cons

The Automotive segment is not as lucrative as some professions so don't expect the greatest compensation. At times it appears that career development takes a very long time to achieve promotion between successive levels. Like many large corporations, Continental is looking to continue improving internal communications between segments as well.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to be transparent, honest, and develop your greatest employees to be even greater.

Pros

The People, hands down. Exciting projects. Transparency.

Cons

It seems that Conti-worldwide is all at the mercy of the German HQ. Salary's are on the low end, but the work environment makes it tough to leave. HR seems like they are pulling "fast ones" on benefits and salaries, just about yearly... (Stop benchmarking other companies, and give us what you think we deserve or have earned).

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice to have surprise benefits... No more Christmas Parties. No more Golf outings. It is no surprise that we are a profitable company (sometimes record profits), it would be nice to see that stronger reflected back on the employees.