Rockwell Automation Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Every company has its ups and downs."

"Good place to hone project management skills."

"good place to work"

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"the people and the work"

"honest and open"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be careful, you are interviewing for a company who looks for ways to cut costs constantly and their prime targets are the employees."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"No job security, upper management has no respect for manufacturing personnel. Too many lay offs, seniority not a priority, age discrimination."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put yourself in the production floor employees shoes, they are dedicated to the products and company, management is not."

"practical"

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Huge company with numerous amount of opportunities"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Learn about what company does"

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Affected by the lows of the current economy"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"expose interns to more experience"

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Their training were excellent and gave the opportunity for the local employees of offshore training.Growth opportunity in multiple positions."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be open, candid and honest."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"As years went by, the growth of the company was not in accordance with the organizational structure. The growth was as a result of being a low-cost facility, with efficient professionals.Many associates reported to various supervisors, local and international, and the ambiguity harmed the quality of the results and the organization.The hard workers individuals ended-up being burned, instead of supported."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"-Listen to the associates. No one but the one actually doing the job, knows about the pros and cons.-Balance work, do not burn the most dedicated employees.-Plan, listen, communicate, involve."

"Great place to start off as an engineer"

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Great opportunities to learn."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, and bring good representations of the work you have done."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Company currently on a hiring freeze"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep on interns, as they have spent 4 years training me, but did not take advantage of what I could have brought the company."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Cutting edge technology. Modern engineering tools. Contemporary thinking,"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Strong background needed to get in. Network, network, network!"

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Too political. Difficult to get promotion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create more opportunities for mid-level workers to get involved and learn more about entire company."

"All that gltters is not gold, know what you are getting into."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"The place was clean and the location was convenient. Pay was good."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Got it all in writing and keep notes if you run into issues after your higher."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"The bean counters run the company. You are just a number and if the numbers don't work you are gone. We were given one week to accept a major relocation or severance. Only one took the relocation. No loyalty to the employee."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to the Rockwell I first work for not what it became."

"Accurate. Current AMPS would still agree."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Fellow Asset Management Professionals, well some of them anyway."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't be an on-site Asset Management Professional unless you enjoy zero support and dealing with a bunch of people that are scared to make decision within a reasonable amount of time (if at all)."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Their sales team were a bunch of liars. Promised the customers the world but delivered next to nothing.They don't really repair anything except AB and Reliance products (their own equipment). Rarely honored warranties and they got caught marking 3rd party repair prices in some cases as much as 300% of their competition. Claimed it was for their value added services. I increased my revenue by the standard 10-15% yr over yr but had my goal increased by 30+% and was fired for not meeting this unrealistic goal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Train your DSM/CSM or whatever stupid acronym they're using now to actually listen to the customer.If you're going to provide a repair service have your salesman to at least act like they care about this business."

"Disappointing Experience"

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"There were a lot of good people to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be carefull and cautious..."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Revolving door for management. Constantly changing priorities and no clear direction. Stuck doing 10 things half-assed instead of one thing right. Working 70+ hours a week on a consistent basis. Job Description did not match duties and responsibilities...felt like I was taken advantage of. Flow of communications was really bad coming from management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your people...you talk the talk but don't walk the walk in regards to your values."

"Great experiences, but be ready to 'self-launch' in case the layoffs happen..."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"The people were the 'best part' about working at Rockwell. There was professionalism and a striving to compete and provide quality products, while due considerations were given to performance and product."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready to work the 60-70 hour work weeks. Pay extreme attention to your image and be strictly business-like in all that you do.If you're not slim, trim and figure fit take out a membership at a health club, these guys and gals compete with gusto!"

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"After a 'good performance review' and 'being told' to 'stick around' as others were leaving in a massive layoff arrangement we had 9-11. The week following with 15 minutes notice and security at your desk, 785 people were released from the building I was working in. Families aside, medical and other aside, it is a reality that I've seen a few others go through since I was there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My manager was an excellent manager, but I'm not sure management anywhere would put their prejudicial preferences aside when working with People. I've seen too many highly skilled workers suffer for lack of personal and private matters that were none of the companies business, yet things happen. I typically judge management by it's capable skills with the 3 P's, people, paper and politeness. Typically, these managers, while being highly stressed and forced to live the 'global life' had the 3P's down to a T. From my own scale, they would rank as great to fantastic!!"

"Honest, no reason to lie."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Rockwell Automation attracts some very talented people. It was great to work with professionals of that caliber."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, seek what the company is looking for and address that need with your capabilities."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Rockwell upper level positions are chosen more on personal relationships than past performance. This leads to having less than the most qualified people in positions that will provide the best direction for the business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get going on bringing more innovative products to the market. Don't shoot the messenger if what you are hearing is not good news or accepted company thinking."

"Good place."

What do you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Very nice people to work with and liked helping customer with their concerns."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Other than understanding that it is VERY, VERY busy job. I used to work 10-12 hrs per day and still unable to keep up. Had many accts in the U.S. and Kelloggs which is very high maintenance."

What don't you like about working at Rockwell Automation?

"Very high pressure with numbers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to understand all of customer service duties"