Great place for some, others can do better elsewhere - IT Manager Molex Employee Review

2.0
14 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work if you are on the fast track to senior leadership. This will require very strong political skills and the willingness to throw anyone under the bus getting in your way. If you manage to navigate the right path you will be rewarded very well financially and have a lot of opportunities to advance your career.

Cons

For the 90%+ people not on the leadership fast track I think you will be better off somewhere else. Most people go several years between raises. If you are doing exceptional work you will get very large raises and bonuses. If you are at the low end of your salary range you will get an average raise. If you have an above average salary (but within the market range) and are meeting all expectations, but not doing what your manager can justify as exceptional you will not ever get raise. Not until your salary falls below the average, even if you are doing above average work. They will say your salary is based on the dollar value you create, but then provide no explanation of how that could possibly be calculated. They basically use psychology to convince you that you don't deserve a raise. Also, expect management above you to take all the credit for your work. That is what enables them to move up and is a common practice. Last, layoffs are very common. When people are laid off the company will say they are doing the employee a favor by freeing them up to create more value someone else. Your purpose in life is to create value for society through your job and you are not creating enough value at Molex, therefor you should see the layoff as a very positive change enabling you to serve society better by going somewhere else. They are very big on using psychology....

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Molex is a great community. There are a wide variety of professional employees to network with. It is a very large company, but a small community.

Cons

Decisions from upper management, do not always trickle down through the organization. Not all of the departments follow the same guidelines. Case in point is remote working. different groups have different allowances. It is a small thing, but an area that could improve.

2.0
6 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are very good for a company this size

Cons

Team is run based on last minute requests and on a lot of meetings to join leaving little time for your usual work. Director likes to devise “innovative” ways to get sales to give more information but instead it translates to chaotic management and more stress for demand planners. There are a lot of stress placed on leads for not getting their teams to get to unrealistic goals with an unsupportive sales team. There are hardly any consistent reviews for employees but it’s not unusual for employees themselves in PIPs. Overall I would say it’s a chaotic management style in this team. Pay hits industry average but not much more. Additionally there is an overemphasis on being in the office in this company because they recently invested millions in renovations so they track your badge swipes. There are really no company wide events to get people more unified other than a quarterly CEO town hall that managers force everyone to attend.

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