Cameron International – “A really great place to work”

Pros

-Tonnes of opportunity to develop your career (especially if you're willing to move and/or travel)
-Best in class benefits (in the country I'm in - Canada)
-Lots of training programs for all levels of staff
-Presidents level managers who are extremely approachable and take the time to talk to low level employees (especially at the Valve and Measurement Group)
-Relatively solid IT tools
-Sales incentive plan is excellent
-Really excellent people everywhere you go
-Extremely strong ethical values
-Six Sigma (now called Enterprise Excellence) program offers great opportunities

Cons

-Pay needs a little bump....we're competitive but often end up as a training ground for competition.
-Management incentive plan is really bad
-Strange obsession with promoting Harvard MBA's into positions they are incapable of handling.
-More Finance people than most major accounting firms. (I'm being sarcastic but you know what I mean)
-HR teams can be awful (others are fine)
-Bad managers often do damage for a long period of time before dealt with.
-Management needs to do more - quickly about safety.
-Optimus project is ridiculous.

Advice to Senior Management

Mostly you're doing great....
MICP needs serious work.
Get engaged on Safety - Top safety guy reports to 3rd level VP?
Optimus is a mess....a total mess..... yet we push forward.