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3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(4056 total reviews)

CEO Revathi Advaithi

Revathi Advaithi

89% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & Inclusion

3.8

Culture & Values

3.7

Career Opportunities

3.6

Compensation and Benefits

3.5

Work/Life Balance

3.5

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

27%

4 stars

35%

3 stars

24%

2 stars

9%

1 star

6%

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  • "Base salary is low compared to current market standards Getting into promotion list is quite tougher(in 164 reviews)
  • "Poor management with no clue how to solve technicial issues and lack of support for new engineers.(in 156 reviews)
  • "Low pay and a lot of(in 90 reviews)
  • "For Chennai region Managers are good to go however Pune(in 47 reviews)
  • "No Job Security and Pay Hikes(in 37 reviews)

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Found 4,056 of over 6K reviews

Updated Dec 7, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Nov 30, 2023
      Procurement Specialist
      Current Employee, more than 1 year
      California, MD
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It was good learning experience.

      Cons

      Bad Pay is what i will say

      1. 1.0
        Oct 3, 2023
        Facilities Project Manager
        Former Employee, less than 1 year
        Austin, TX
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Can’t think of anything. Flex just wasted my time.

        Cons

        Flex doesn’t care for their employees. Abuse of Power by board of directors that have been years at Flex and feel/think they’re untouchable. Emotional abuse by superiors. No teamwork/communication. One day I finally took the courage and spoke up directly with the HR department. There was no follow up, solution, explanation or consequences. I was lost. Additional to this, I had no formal/friendly onboarding, didn’t have a working laptop, access to what I needed to perform my duties, No direction or support from my supervisor, terrible attitude, lowering my self esteem, I could go on. My former superior and HR department asked for results from me when I had already reached out to them before begging for help. What Flex requested was impossible to accomplish in 2 days. It was degrading how they wanted to get rid of me. I was honest and told them it was impossible, so they pressured me to quit. And so, I did. At the moment I signed  my resignation, it took them 5 minutes to get me to the door, no goodbyes or thank you. In general, Flex made my job impossible to accomplish with a traumatic emotional experience to live with. The level of stress was over the roof. The Facilities department in Austin as an example has an approximate of 100 Facilities employees, which 85 are men and 15 women. I reached to the conclusion Flex wanted to get rid of me since day 1. Hiring me only to have a woman registered and get an "Equal employee opportunity" badge. Additional to this I am also Hispanic.

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        1. 3.0
          Nov 30, 2023
          Program Manager
          Former Employee, more than 3 years
          Farmington Hills, MI
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Flexible working schedule, good work life balance

          Cons

          Poor pay, no room for growth

          1. 2.0
            Sep 21, 2023
            Materials Manager
            Former Employee, more than 5 years
            Manchester, CT
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            The people from the baseline is very committed, open for new ways of doing things right.

            Cons

            The site comes from being a family own business where all the management was actually family and friends, when Flex acquire the site this turn to be a very bad thing because these groups are doing whatever it takes to keep control and power over the site as a survival game. Corporate is not very involved because the size in $ of the site. This site requires a major clean up in order to have possibilities to become a real Flex site.

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            1. 4.0
              Sep 2, 2023
              Manufacturing Engineer III
              Current Employee, less than 1 year
              West Columbia, SC
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Many different types of projects at each location means that you have huge flexibility on the industry you become familiar with. Pay is above average and benefits are the best I have ever had. No complaints there. As long as you pull your weight, you have a pretty easy time and everyone is happy to help if you need it. Most people stay in their lanes and managers typically do not micro manage. Great work life balance with flexible schedules available. Never expected to work over time unless you put yourself into a position that you need to do it.

              Cons

              Upper management is somewhat out of touch with on the floor activities. There is not much automation and lots of manual assembly processes. There are an overwhelming number of proprietary software systems and websites that are needed to be successful and there is not much official guidance on how to navigate them. The orientation duration is not long enough and not tailored to different departments but is generic.

              1. 4.0
                Aug 28, 2023
                Engineering Director
                Former Employee, more than 10 years
                San Jose, CA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                The people and engineering / manufacturing processes. As long as customers are paying for you directly or selling a lot of the products you are supporting, the middle management and fellow employees are generally good-natured, smart, and honorable. All of my managers were smart people with good integrity. However, there was a lot of turnover with my managers.

                Cons

                Engineering job security. CM's don't make their own products and have very low margins, so an engineer's employment is entirely dependent on their particular customer's product success with Flex. Should the customer move Flex sites, cancel the product, or move their business to a competitor, your job will be in great jeopardy. Most of the VP's don't understand or know how to sell engineering capability. If a customer leaves, executive leadership won't keep you & your team around for 6 months to find another customer. Too expensive and no margin to pay for the lulls. Like a contract services company, Flex hires and lets go of employees more frequently.

                1. 5.0
                  Nov 21, 2023
                  Director of Operations
                  Current Employee, more than 5 years
                  Memphis, TN
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great Benefits, Never a dull day.

                  Cons

                  Work comes in waves. Sometimes it is more to take.

                  1. 2.0
                    Oct 5, 2023
                    Anonymous Employee
                    Former Employee, more than 1 year
                    Manchester, CT
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    You get a lot of experience from doing the work of 5 employees. You can easily bond with your coworkers over how unhappy you all are working here. Once a year on employee appreciation day, you’ll get a single stale cupcake from Walmart.

                    Cons

                    Other departments will throw you under the bus and will never listen to you, then they’ll ask you why things went wrong. Management is a disaster. Every task is top priority and needs to be done simultaneously. It will be your fault when you can’t get 5 tasks done at a time. You’ll be promised a raise, but 2 months later they will go back on their word while corporate boasts record profits.

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                    1. 3.0
                      Oct 31, 2023
                      Training Specialist
                      Current Employee, more than 1 year
                      Austin, TX
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Some teams are great and they treat employees fair

                      Cons

                      The pay raise process is less of negotiation, it is more of take it or don't

                      1. 5.0
                        Aug 2, 2023
                        Technical Program Manager
                        Current Employee, more than 10 years
                        Milpitas, CA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Flex has a diverse and collaborative work environment with an international flavor. People are more focused on finding solutions to problems and less about finger pointing; people are willing to help solve problems and go out of their way to help. A generally good work environment.

                        Cons

                        Profit margins are very thin and there is increasing pressure to bring up the margins at each company site. As a result, technical and other resources are spread very thin: we are mostly 1 deep. This means long hours to support multiple programs and inability to meet commitments and customer demands. This can put our people in bad positions.

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