Great Opportunities to advance, constant change and increasing pressure to perform with less - Anonymous employee Johnson Controls Employee Review

3.0
Apr 20, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Had fantastic career advancement and learnt far more than I would have in most companies. It is quite an open culture and where I am (Global WorkPlace Solutions -UK) everyone is friendly and willingly to help those that want to develop. About to be sold to CBRE, this should bring very positive change as parent company do not align or understand the industry.

Cons

career advancement its there is you want it, but quite often (more so recently) given to those that know the right person. Constant change - the change is actually for the right reasons but poorly thought through it terms of rolling out as a project. No really planning done just decide on a change and they figure out how to get there, which can make it difficult for employees. Constant reduction in employee headcount has lead to a more competitive less collaborative culture that I encountered when I first joined.

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5.0
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Great job that I would totally recommend anyone

Cons

Wonderful, wonderful place to work, no complaints

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4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Decent base pay and fast paced work makes the days go by quickly. Lately the company has been actually investing in their new product lines ever since Joakim became our CEO.

Cons

The compensation is lacking. No bonuses whatsoever for senior level engineers even when they're recognized as a key contributor on the team. We are given our 401k match on March 1st to cover the previous year's matches so you lose out on a lot of the year's market gains. The healthcare coverage is mediocre at best for a fortune 500 company. The raises are still given like it's 2018; 3% is considered a "good" merit increase. This is due to the "forced distribution" merit increase system where only "so many" people can receives "above expectations" raises.

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