United Technologies Reviews

Pros

It is a great place to work and the teams that you work with are very willing to help out.

Cons

One ot the cons as is that pay increases are small in compareison with the rest of the industry overall.

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

UTC still has one of the best overall benefits packages even though the educational assistance program was recently and drastically downsized. There are still great incentives for pursuing higher education and the company's internal training program is world class. There is also good opportunity for experiencing different products and businesses among its many divisions if you're flexible enough. You will work with some of the most intelligent professionals around in nearly every job function and level.

Cons

Nepotism is the norm in recognition and advancement so if you are not related to, or life long friends with an executive "in the loop" promotional opportunities will be limited.
You will still find exciting, leading edge technology here but everything is driven by shareholder profit and the associated executive salaries. The investments in long term technology advancement, product performance, and sense of community responsibility the company was long known for are now clearly secondary to cost reduction and share price priorities.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop following GE lockstep down paths that have proven counterproductive.
Focus more on value added than costs reduced, you'll reap much more customer and employee satisfaction/loyalty.

Pros

Storng leadership team to lead the company.

Cons

Less focus is placed on employees as a financial-driven company. They treat you as a number and a smaller number of employees means a good job of management and more bonuses.

Advice to Senior Management

Since economy is turning around and UTC is making money with a high stock price. Pay you employees fairly, since a regular emplyee will not get a year-end bonus.

Pros

Many challenges and learning opportunities. The company has a bright future in both the aerospace and commercial markets. Was treated fairly well for a new hire.

Cons

Pay could have been better.

Pros

Pay is high
Work rotation
Peer support

Cons

Sometimes management could have done a better job

Advice to Senior Management

Should further increase focus on management talent development in mid-level

Pros

Very honest and ethical approach to business.

Cons

Workload demands are very great.

Pros

have opportunities to work on multiple projects with different business areas

Cons

technical capability shall be acknowledged more.

Advice to Senior Management

good working environment for junior level engineers, have opportunities to grow. however, the career path for senior level people are rather narrow..

Pros

Dynamic business and management. Currently the market leader.

Cons

Hard work. Stress but fulfilling

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work!

Pros

You work with some of the best engineers in the world. Pay and benefits are excellent. The company has a long and proud history and the employees are proud to be associated with the company.

Cons

Senior management is a good old boys club. Limited opportunities for anyone who is not is the club. They will acknowledge excellance but will not promote.

Advice to Senior Management

There are several dedicated employees that deserve a promotion (in pay grade only) that stay only because they love the company. Don't take advantage of them, promote them.

Pros

Great experience for co-ops, most of the co-workers are extremely helpful and want the co-ops to succeed - they understand that co-ops come in with little to no knowledge and are more than willing to help

Cons

They have no real program in place to hire co-ops. They train them well but then when hiring time comes they string the co-ops along saying they want to hire them but they are not sure what positions are available for full time until other companies have snatched them up