Siemens Building Technologies Reviews

Pros

good work culture, best pay

Cons

overtime poor managers poor planning

Advice to Senior Management

be flrexible

Pros

Allows flexible schedule, team environment.

Cons

No telecommute option available and would like to see it.

Advice to Senior Management

Allow telecommute at leat once per week.

Pros

It was a base salary plus commission. Pretty good for first job out of college.

Cons

Commission was not that great if you weren't a super star.

Advice to Senior Management

Look to make better incentives for the sales force.

Pros

Very pleasant and interesting colleagues, international, good compensation, good work-life balance.

Cons

After hired, limited career and compensation advancement; employees and managers left alone in the jungle (very political) and nepotism seems to be dominating; Quite a high percentage of management not very capable - sorry (i.e. Peter principle seems to apply)

Advice to Senior Management

Be inspiring, motivational, delegate responsibility; do not reinvent the wheel and rather talk to the other teams/departments, they might be working on a solution already...

Pros

Get experience for summer students

Cons

Heavy layer of middle management

Advice to Senior Management

Clear the focus and stick to it

Pros

- Great people
- Work/life balance encouraged
- Stability that comes with a Fortune 500 company

Cons

- Not enough resources provided to support work/life balance
- Too much paperwork and checks/balances makes for inefficient processes

Advice to Senior Management

Hire more people, specifically systems and service specialists.

Pros

Great , interesting and constant work

Cons

Salary is minimal.Must be increased.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay us more please. We shall be the best.

Pros

Great benefits, easygoing work culture.
Very healthy office environment

Cons

Feedback from Management was nonexistent
Severe lack of training until several months in
No room to move internally, though this may be partially caused by recession
Completely disconnected from other parts of Siemens

Advice to Senior Management

Please provide training to your employees earlier, especially on using proprietary software.

Pros

Siemens is a large organization with diverse areas to work on. It has the potential to provide some great experiences to an MBA with lots of opportunities for improvement.

Cons

Communication is not the best at Siemens. The culture is not one that promotes extensive communication. Also, being a large organization, this a slow moving machinery.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote employee feedback in the organization and show them how it is being implemented. Quicken the processes within the organization to enhance efficiency.

Pros

Great opportunity for a career starter, good exposure to international markets, bright heads at work

Cons

Crumbing leadership crippled by constant politicking

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on customers, not the paperwork