Federal-Mogul Reviews

Pros

Great work environment and people, everyone was helpful to each other and had a good mood in general. People did not behave selfishly or in other negative/counterproductive ways. It was easy to get information or help you needed from other workers.

Cons

Work balance was a little lopsided at times: some days are very busy, some days are not so busy. Too many things are done over email/net because of the company's global nature.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue fighting the challenges of running a truly global company, while making sure every employee feels like a valuable part of the corporation.

Pros

Most people who are not in senior management roles are supportive. Everyone is miserable yet as a peer we all try to make it easier for one another

Cons

Worst work life/balance I have ever seen in a company. Worked 70+ hours a week with no light at end of tunnel. All predecessors left the plant within 1.5 years and completely switched industries. Unless you are completely desperate for a job, stay away from Federal-Mogul. I was burned out mentally and emotionally from this facility.

Advice to Senior Management

Care about your employees again.

Pros

Work at MTD is interesting and it is a small office. The people are cordial and there is a good working environment.

Cons

Their budget is tight and I am not sure whether I am going to be hired on in my current office when I graduate.

Pros

Flexibility in your work schedule

Cons

Lack of training in new roles

Pros

Broad product line for OE and aftermarket. Still some good people to work with, but a lot of turn over in the past few years.

Cons

Very toxic work environment with the current leadership. Very unprofessional. Executives "lead" by fear and it trickles down to all levels. Many people have left or have health issues due to stress.

Advice to Senior Management

If you really want success, stop leading by fear. Stop the dictatorship and lose the ego. It will never happen though with the personalities there.

Pros

Some people you meet genuinely care about their job but are held back by politics and back stabbers. Has potential for worldwide travel if you get decent opportunity

Cons

Was taken on graduate scheme after fighting off 1500 applicants and though would get a decent graduate scheme to help build a foundation. Seems I was wrong, graduate scheme was a rediculous waste of 2 years where we spent 3 months working at different sites around the UK on NOTHING!!!!. They promised projects to be working on but instead give you no support and ask you to work on menial tasks even someone on an internship would be embarrassed to do. Low retention rates are evident due to the company just caring about making money rather than employees. Also people in charge of graduate scheme most unorganized group of people you will ever meet, even management dont beleieve in the graduate scheme and just see it as a farce. You will be given no responsibility as they dont want you near anything useful.

Advice to Senior Management

Look around at other graduate schemes and learn on opportunities given to other graduates. Try to organise graduate scheme instead of using a on-the-fly approach. Give some proper opportunities and learn from your mistakes. 30% of graduates dropped out after first year which shows theres a problem. Instead of just ignoring it and thinking thinks will just get better themselves

Pros

Promotions. All the talent left the company for better pay, work environments, and quality of life. Federal-Mogul is a great stepping stone to get the promotion you want due to the vacant positions at all the plants and the corporate headquarters. The pay will not be competitive in salary but they are improving. Get the desired salary at signing because merit increases are insignificant if they happen at all. You will need to have thick skin and handle the constant barrage of verbal attacks as well as the high pressure and long days. Burn out is inevitable at all levels.

Cons

No recognition of people, toxic work environment, no investment in the future of people or the product, etc. Federal-Mogul executives manage the company like private equity firms manage their companies. They have no regard for people at all levels. They demand unrealistic workloads to the point that people have to work 12-14 hours per day and 7 days per week just to try to minimize abuse for not getting it all complete (the management style abroad for getting the most out of people). They focus exclusively on impressing investors as well as profitable growth with no support or vision of getting the desired improvements and they'll make drastic cuts of any kind to force bottom line improvements.

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in the company, including the people, and provide a clear vision or strategy.

Pros

Good experience for learning how to NOT manage people

Cons

IE department is incompetent and have no knowledge of basic IE tools.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire better IE's and Quality Engineers

Pros

Is a global companny that's all

Cons

poor recognition, there is no career plan

Pros

The company provided a good career environment; educational opportunities are supported (tuition re-imbursement program); compensation and benefits package was competitive; work was interesting.

Cons

I can think of no major drawbacks to working for Federal-Mogul other than a decision of theirs to centralize one of their engineering departments.

Advice to Senior Management

Concentrate your efforts on developing your workforce internally; enable your employees; promote inter divisional brainstorming synergies and problem solving efforts.