Stagnant - Anonymous employee ABB Employee Review

3.0
Dec 8, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice, good work-life balance, good location if you like the mountains, comfortable salary for the area, generous company 401k contribution (in addition to standard match)

Cons

Company recognizes there is growth in new markets but is "stuck" on standard product and old methods. Bland and Wytheville are sleepy mountain towns, so expect a commute if you want to live anywhere more interesting. This makes it hard to attract and hold onto top talent, so when people leave it takes a long time to back-fill a position and responsibilities and management tend to get fractured over time.

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Cons

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