Pros

overall a very solid company. well managed, people are respected, culture is good. compensation is good. managers are usually good.

Cons

work life balance is a challenge, very little vacation time comparing to other companies. old-style management sometimes. Need to dress-up all time in the corporate offices.

Advice to Senior Management

offer better work0life balance to attract more talent, especially high-tech people, who are usually what the company is targeting. St louis is not a best place to work/live, so at least give them some break once in a while.

Pros

The company allows its employees quite a bit of autonomy. Emerson also offers in-house training for its employees.

Cons

Emerson's goal is to continue to grow its low cost country workforce and supply base. This does not bode well for the future of its employees and operations in the US and Europe.

Advice to Senior Management

Emerson's reputation will suffer if the continual push for low cost suppliers and material cost reductions creates a culture of indifference to quality.

Pros

Strong stable company. Brilliant upper management in the Fisher division, that is very respectful to everyone, and has the time to just chat a moment when you see them. I have no consideration to find employment elsewhere because i believe what they believe.
Great core values.

Cons

What I have seen that worries me a bit, is HQ pushing for the bottom line to come up more with movement of domestic manufacturing to overseas, and is understandable to some degree; but; at what price will we pay in the end for the quality of the Emerson products sinking to make another dollar..

Advice to Senior Management

Stop putting your divisions under one process umbrella. This actually hurts the bottom line. Let us do what we do best within Emerson values. No more no less. Give us the tools we need, and I gaurantee we can have domestic manufacturing and quality that cannot be matched in the world with steady profits intead of the quick fix. I'm in for the long haul, and I hope you are too.

Pros

High caliber people, good working conditions. Great place to work and learn industry best practices. A solid company to invest in long term.

Cons

US jobs have been moving overseas to low-cost countries. Many positions have been eliminated for good.

Advice to Senior Management

None at this moment.

Pros

It is a financially sound company, which is very important. If they stick to their core values, they will be around for a very long time. Emerson is probably a better company to invest in than work for.

Cons

Below average compensation.

The corporate culture makes it very hard to solve problems, because the problem solving process has become more important than solving the problem itself.

Although Emerson Process Management touts itself as an innovator, you'd better make sure your innovation doesn't make one of the big divisions (PSS, Rosemount, or Regulators) look bad, because your innovation will be killed.

Emerson Process Management also has a reputation for being very arrogant, especially outside of the U.S. Emerson seems to have the opinion that customers will buy what we tell them, because we know what's best.

It was announced just recently that Emerson Process Management was going to start talking to customers before developing new products. How innovative. How fresh.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep managing the company financially the way you have been for the last 100+ years. You are doing a great job. Realize, however, that to develop truly innovative products and services requires an open mindset that just does not exist in the organization.

Pros

Good Stable company. Profitable. High Potential Employees can advance quickly. Opportunities around the world. Promotes from within. Innovative people with ability to solve problems in all functions and areas. Onsite fitness center and classes available.

Cons

Work - life balance is not great. Location within St. Louis is bad. There is nowhere to live nearby - most commute 30+ minutes. Old manufacturing culture. Office politics at its worst.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue expanding into emerging markets. Work on developing talent and leadership within.

Pros

A leader amongst all peers in electronics/electrical manufacturing. Emerson product inventories are so valuable that they are used as a key indicator for gauging the overall health of the manufacturing sector.

Cons

Emerson is favoring outsourcing over domestic manufacturing which positivley affects cost of material but negatively affects lead times and finished goods quality. Lack of innovation has also hurt some divisions.

Advice to Senior Management

Better transparency between senior management and middle managment/field personnel. Promote communications and enhance ability between different Emerson product divisions dealing with mutual customers.

Pros

Excellent benefits; employee friendly; involved management; feedback through annual reviews; competitive salary; opportunity for advancement; customer focused; open-door policy with upper management.

Cons

Large infrastructure sometimes makes approvals for change and innovation a slow process; top heavy in management ranks; minimal entry level positions and training programs.

Advice to Senior Management

Development of entry level training programs to prepare for succession plans in key positions throughout the organization. Communicate overall goals and srategies throughout all levels of the organization.

Pros

After doing a good job I would hear from several people about their satisfaction with my work. There are plenty of people willing to hand over work if you are willing to find them.

Cons

Management doesn't seem concerned about the employees very much just budgets and sticking to them. When it comes to defending or fighting for an employee they are lacking.

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice if you were honest with employees instead of shocking people with new decisions. No one seems to communicate enough to make for a smooth working environment.

Pros

Emerson has good technology especially for field devices

Cons

Poor relationships with clients, Change-resisting old staffers. Poor work environment, unprofessional middle management.

Advice to Senior Management

1. Foster a friendly and professional work culture.
2. Reward qualified people rather than rewarding by cliques and old boys/girls networks.