Delphi Reviews

Pros

It might be close to your home. After layoffs of 75% of workforce, only the best people are left. The employees still here are committed and motivated, plus some of the bureacracy has been reduced because the paper shuffling personnel just aren't there any more.
The products are some of the most interesting in the auto industry, and even in the world.

Cons

Benefits cuts. No raises for years as we continue to shoulder a larger portion of the insurance costs. Expected to pick up the slack as three of every four people were laid off. No recognition, few opportunities for growth (training).

Advice to Senior Management

Stop treating people like replaceable cogs. Coming up with artificial "Fun At Work" days to replace the things that were actually "fun" wasn't successful.

Pros

Pay was very good until bankruptcy, healthcare was very good until bankruptcy
Originally had a good retirement Plan for salaried workers

Cons

Promotions were not based on ability or skillsets.
Bankruptcy caused elimination of pay rasies ,retirement pensions and healthcare
no trust in upper management
Just waiting for breakup of Delphi

Advice to Senior Management

Delphi is losing al of its expertize quick. Good people are leaving fast because o0f treatment of employees during employment and after employment.. Many reasons for disbelief in company and it's day to day operations

Pros

Delphi has Good Work Environment and gives you work-life balance.

Cons

Delphi gives Less or moderate salary, not much learning opportunities. After few years, your technical skill and career growth reamains standstill.

Advice to Senior Management

Please offer job only to eligible candidates and follow the same principle during promotion.

Pros

Training is very good, they promote learing and you have access to subject matter experts. Generally, you are allowed to get as much certifications and specialized training that you want, provided that you stay on top of your work assignmants.

Cons

Pay, benefits, and promotional opportunities can lag other industries by the fact that much of the high volume manufacturing is being outsourced overseas for the auto industry.

Advice to Senior Management

n/a

Pros

Good pay, good benefits, work hours

Cons

advancement, location, 401k, promotion, visability, growth

Advice to Senior Management

People need the ability to grow

Pros

Practical focus on lean
Varied opportunities
Global arena
Highly Experienced middle management - especially in the U.S.
Strong Process tools and use of statistical problem solving

Cons

No U.S. Manufacturing with shift to Europe.
U.S. employees are deemed expensive and on-going focus on reducing U.S. ranks.
Committed to off shoring engineering even as quality performance and engineering efficiency is imploding and customers are downgrading quality status and placing Delphi in business hold.
Travel policy and Business Decisions not comprehending physical risk to employees due to Mexican locations.
Chapter 11 headcount reductions of experienced people went too far and execution is failing.

Advice to Senior Management

As job market improves you will see a mass exudos of employees who have watched U.S. experienced base be obliterated and yet the same individuals being asked to "bail out" low cost regions repeatedly. You get what you pay for.

Pros

Innovative products, many employees are great to work with, team effort is visable and some of the senior managers seem to be on the right path.

Cons

Reduced the size of the workforce, but the workload has not decreased. Longer hours and no compensation for additional work and effort. Management has no clue and that group has not declined in size or package.

Advice to Senior Management

Saving pennies, but spending dollars. Lower level employees fund senior management and will continue to leave for employment elsewhere if things do not change.

Pros

The salaries are very competitive.

Cons

The auto industry is always in jeapordy of failing.

Advice to Senior Management

Human Resource Leadership is sub standard and over compensated by industry standards. This was revieled in the bankruptcy courts but never addressed by leadership.

Pros

Delphi's work environment is fast paced and challenging. Plenty of opportunities to be creative and implement change.

Cons

The workforce for a wold-class organization is sub-par. Many employees retiring on the job.

Advice to Senior Management

Implement a pay-for-performance system.

Pros

- Breadth of resources (others, engineering tools)
- Variety of work (advanced technologies)
- Interface with both suppliers & customers
- Benefits good (diminishing over time)
- Very talented colleagues - willing to help
- investing in new lab building; DOE Grant

Cons

- Moral continues to be poor after emerging from Chapter 11
- Recognition
- Require lots of management approvals
- Still looking to pinch pennies everywhere
- consolidating into one building

Advice to Senior Management

- Stop the continual attriition rate
- recognize & compensate employees that have stuck it out