Electronic Data Systems Reviews in Plano, TX

Pros

Great work-life balance
not enough training opportunities

Cons

No advancement
not good enough pay compared to other companies

Advice to Senior Management

Try to groom your employees

Pros

- Well known brand - now part of HP
- Good work life balance
- Good pay (that has changed since HP acquisition)

Cons

- Too much red tape within the company
- Pockets and pockets of ineffective leadership

Pros

EDS is great if there is a family problem and you need assistance. There are many instances where the company has helped a team member through a crisis.

Cons

Expectations that family will come second after work. Management has no problem with employees working nights, weekends, etc with no thought of the employees mental or physical health.

Advice to Senior Management

Open your eyes and plan better. Unahppy employees do not tend to perform well. Encouragement and appreciation goes a long way.

Pros

EDS seem to invest heavily in technology, facilities, structured training and education. There was ample opportunity to move to new roles in the company.

Cons

Often you get on a project that was setup for failure and then instead of adding resources to it they seem to just work people on the project to death.

Advice to Senior Management

Try to get the dead wood out of the company and look for people that are solid workers and help them have life/work balance.

Pros

Opportunity for International Experience was a great plus.

Cons

One of the biggest concerns I had working at EDS was the fear of Layoff. EDS was known for doing workforce reductions.

Advice to Senior Management

One of the things I would have offered if asked was that the Leaders at EDS try to move leaders slated for layoff into roles they may have had prior experience.

Pros

I started this job right out of college and it is perfect for newbies as an introduction into the corporate world.

Cons

The job came with on the job training as opposed to being sent off for training. Also, the salary is not very competitive.

Advice to Senior Management

Management was great and I don't have any real complaints. Communication was excellent and they let you know every step of the way how you were performing.

Pros

Was a professional environment with dedication to excellent work and dedicated customer service.
Pay was relatively competitive. Changes in management too frequent.

Cons

HP has changed the game for the worse. Sloppy work in communications. Would not say there's much room for personal growth. You might advance if you're good at ignoring people's needs, quality work and can cut costs and make a profit. Find it a cold, mechanical place to work.

Advice to Senior Management

Get ready to lose your workforce if economy turns.

Pros

A good number of clients and projects that they can place you on; however it is difficult to a transfer. They would rather lay you off. Management goes behind your back instead of asking you about what you are doing.

Cons

The most political place I ever worked both internally and externally with their clients. At the time they had been working with 7-Eleven for 13 years and they still didn't trust each other.

Advice to Senior Management

I don't know how this can be done, but clean up the political mess. Try being honest with your clients.

Pros

* Great name to get on your resume...EDS/HP
* Global assignments
* Will meet truly nice folks...
* Will meet really talented folks...on their way out

Cons

* "Seniority" is questionable, at best
* 10+ of experience with the company equates to stagnant thinking, ego-maniacal behavior, poor results...yet can "build relationships"

Advice to Senior Management

* Instead of down-sizing the talented, innovative thinkers, who actually produce results...get rid of the dead weight--->folks whom have never worked with any other company and are exceptional in passing the buck, spouting corporate rhetoric and generally taking up space...and oxygen in the numerous meetings they seem to enjoy "leading", which serve as pissing matches, only to leave attendees annoyed, as they will simply have a minimum of 56 email messages (in 60 minutes), upon their return.

Pros

- You are generally permitted to do what is necessary to get the job done - good deal of freedom - leaders trust you to be the expert they thought they hired
- Your decisions are generally supported by management
- Lots of good and interesting jobs

So far, I have had several excellent roles that I have enjoyed - more than at my previous employer

Cons

- Lots of uncertainty in continued employment due to acquisition - it is unsettling
- More than one person has claimed my work as their work (coworkers) and didn't feel any shame in doing so - too bad for you is the attitude
- Leaders are so busy they often don't have time to focus on important details until they have missed the window of opportunity to make an impact

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to point out where EDS brings value to the HP acquisition