Johnson Controls – “Worth avoiding, if you value your sanity.”

Pros

I find that it is a good company for 'political' types who prefer to be seen talking rather than actually doing something. If you are one such person, JCI is a good place for you to be, and you will go a long way.
If on the other hand you prefer to get down and be useful, I suggest not comming here.

Cons

- the management appears to be completely detached from real life
- all jobs are now routinely moved to 'low-cost' countries or outsourced, with huge negative impact on performance and employee satisfaction
- nearly all the people I know in this company are unhappy and would leave if they could. Doesn't say much about employee satisfaction.
- when people meet or exceed the targets they have been given, they are kindly given a 2.5% pay rise when the cost of living has gone up even more than that over a year, and despite HUGE bebefits going to shareholders.
- on a personal note, I have been lied to by my current boss for over 2 years now : only empty promises, and my job is not even what I signed up for.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop pushing jobs to 'low-cost' areas at the expense of losing all the knowledge and good people that can actually DO their job properly. We are all losing time and patience trying to keep the company running with 30% less real manpower than before.
Reversely, please DO consider loosening up on internal procedure - it has got to a point where the paperwork takes more time than the job itself.
Try to keep people happy, rather than just alive. Losing experienced personnel through lack of interest or patience for the company does no-one any good.