Siemens AG Reviews

Pros

Large company and good growth potentials. Verity of business sectors and good training opportunities. Potential for growth as the econony is growing and they are on the right track. So if you are looking for an innovative company, this is it.

Cons

Since it is a large company, one hand doesn't know what the other is doing. So navigation is a problem. Due to the down turn in the economy, there were no merit increase in past few years... but it doesn't seem bleak in future.

Advice to Senior Management

Make processes simple. Employees are looking for ways to improve their skills set and be productive, therefore, make it transparent for them to look for opportunities within the company.

Pros

Opportunities for career advancement, great salary and benefits. Ability to use skill sets, education, knowledge and experience daily. Opportunities to travel for business.

Cons

Long hours, constantly bombarded with projects which are all priority one. Perpetual cost savings projects, engineering changes, new designs and short lead time.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate regularly with employees, share the good news and not just the negative ones whether a division has not met their numbers.

Pros

Less pressure to cope up with

Cons

High amount of politics running inside the org

Advice to Senior Management

NA

Pros

Great company with great reputation in the market ! Global network and extensive resources, definitely makes getting information and solutions easier. Good work-life balance.

Cons

Organization is so huge that it can get a bit too political. Chances to grow within the organization is not to be taken for granted, as it's so easy to get "lost".

Advice to Senior Management

Manage changes and expectations better.

Pros

Great environment with good chances of moving ahead

Cons

To really get ahead you must speak German.

Advice to Senior Management

Quite a good job you're doing

Pros

large company, lots of opportunities to develop yourself, good work atmosphere

Cons

low salary thats the only con

Advice to Senior Management

increase the salaries !

Pros

big company, possibilities of personal development, good reputation

Cons

very slow working huge organisation

Advice to Senior Management

no advice, becouse they wouldn't follow

Pros

People take care of work life balance

Cons

A little bit cost cautious and hirerachy driven

Advice to Senior Management

Recruit and keep the best people and create a fun working enviornment

Pros

Siemens is a huge company with an enormous bandwith of markets they dabble in and certainly any future employer will recognize this on your resume.

Cons

Huge companies aren't for everyone. If you're looking for a personal atmosphere with interesting options regarding your professional future, this is probably not the right place to look at.

Advice to Senior Management

Siemens seems to have a knack for constantly appearing in the news with bad and shady business deals. This seems to have become an underlying, structural issue of the management. In the long run, this will certainly tarnish their repuation.

Pros

lots of talented and nice people from all over the world, pockets of excellent leadership and, most important, it's a great place to learn

Cons

office politics can usurp too much energy and play too big of a role in advancement, and parts of the company lack ethical and competent leadership

Advice to Senior Management

don't believe everything your executive team tells you, speak to the folks they don't arrange for you to speak to when you visit, and overhaul HR