Johnson Controls Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls

Pros – JCI Culture is very positive and that's the reason I work there and have done fro more than ten years.
Whilst not perfect I have been lucky in working in small dynamic environments in challenging situations.
My colleugues are almost without exception positive people and in my part fo teh business there is very little politics...

Cons – They are foucsed on quarterly results to plan and will take tough decisions early to ensure ongoing performance.
This is good as many companies bury their heads and take too long to make difficult decisions. But it can be hard on individuals whoa re asked to leave.
In the UK they will only pay just above the statutory minimum should you be made redunant..

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your employees fairly globally, we work globally, we talk global solutions, global customers therefore we should treat people equally on a global basis.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Johnson Controls

Pros – If you relish very large global company environments then Johnson Controls is for you. The higher up the Management chain you are then the more rewarded you are. The treatment of women however is far from ideal and women in Europe hit a ceiling at mid executive level.

Cons – The lack of communications and lack of ability and capability of European HR departments is appalling. Employees at bottom end of scale tend to be overworked and underpaid but remain intensely loyal.

Advice to Senior Management – Please look at the capabilities of your Senior executives. You seem to promote people without the necessary skills up the management hierarchy as this tends to be less stressful than placing on poor performance or just plain getting rid of. You have lots of loyal people at mid management level who are very loyal and are the workhorses of your company. Please try treating them with a little more respect and less focused on financial targets. Without your employees you are nothing.

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls

Pros – Great People, Good Leadership, Large company resources with flexible & sound business approach. I am paid well but always feel (as everyone does) they are worth more.

Cons – Auto industry is a challenge in terms of customers and general market conditions. Overall not many downsides with JCI I have been here more than ten years and its better than the other 4 companies I have worked for.

Advice to Senior Management – Very little. One of the best aspects of this company is the Leadership. They are very capable and broad minded people with a great track record and consistancy of approach. The culture is good and whilst leadership can be misunderstood at working levels its very sound.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Johnson Controls full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – A good company. Most of the people are straight up, automotive more so than the building solutions guys.

Cons – Pay is average. No real distinction for doing a bang up job vs an average job. Bonuses are all the same.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Reputation of consistently delivering on customer expectations. Often hear from customers that JCI are great to deal with.

Cons – Australia business is very conservative and traditionally have taken very little risk in emerging markets, pefer instead to follow trends as opposed to being the market leaders they are well positioned to be. Do not leverage extensive global expertise very well. Geographical structure creates challenges to service large national and multinational customers.

Advice to Senior Management – Business revamp to better suit customer changing needs by adding value and providing solutions to their business challenges. Products focus and transactional mentality needs to change to reposition JCI in the marketplace as a service and solutions provider

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Money, security and benefits , I think

Cons – Large company easy to get lost

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate sincerely, demand integrity from all divisions, walk the talk and promote from within.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls as a contractor for more than 3 years

Pros – Provides freedom to work in your area. Allows you to recover from any kind of mistake you do apart from ethical.

Cons – Back end support for site team is very slow. But in recent days after few changes in management everything is moving fine

Advice to Senior Management – 3rd party employees can be given chances to get on rolls based on performance, Instead of hiring new employees give the chances to 3rd party guys whom are working in the company having the dream on getting on roll one. Only because of this reason I've seen talented employees leave the organization

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great culture
Flexi time
Open and honest compnay
Great concern for people

Cons – Average salary
Limited bonus
Young and expirementing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls full-time for less than a year

Pros – - Competitive Pay
- Competitive Benefits Package
- Building Efficiency is an exciting and emerging industry
- JCI is a well-established
- Deal with high-level/intelligent/successful people
- Vehicle reimbursement, company cell phone and laptop
- Company pays for business trips

Cons – - Huge company, takes forever to get things done
- Huge company, so recognition may be lacking
- Requests get lost in management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Johnson Controls full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great culture, company is always trying to be innovative and to expand product offerings

Cons – a lot of paperwork, not enough leadership/direction from management

Advice to Senior Management – job execution is a problem, not enough expertise on the operations side

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company