Does Eaton pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Eaton employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Eaton. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Eaton?

73% of Eaton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Eaton 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Eaton?

Engineer (359) , Senior Engineer (149) , Analyst (119) , Estagiário (99) , Intern (97) , Manager (97) , Associate Engineer (93) , Lead Engineer (76) , Project Manager (76) , Manufacturing Engineer (65) , Machine Operator (57) , Sales Engineer (55) , Software Engineer (55) , Associate Analyst (50) , Program Manager (49)

What are the pros of working at Eaton according to real employee reviews?

"I guess the work/life balance was good since I never had any work to do." ((in 467 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they have very strong values and ethics which they genuinely try to live by." ((in 449 reviews)); "Great people: US and global." ((in 425 reviews)); "The good points of working for Eaton is the pay is good and the salaried pay principle for all employees is a definite plus." ((in 395 reviews)); "Good culture and ethics in the U.S. but it gets a bit more blurred as you move overseas." ((in 367 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Eaton according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor and hike is not as per company standard" ((in 302 reviews)); "very old and bad managers without any knowledge" ((in 122 reviews)); "Great middle managers but senior leadership struggles to address issues of the field sales teams." ((in 113 reviews)); "2. No training 3. HR will smile in your face then talk about you to your manager 4. Horrible work life balance 5." ((in 62 reviews)); "Really stressful and long hours" ((in 49 reviews))

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Eaton layoffs and their outlook for job security at Eaton in 2026.

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,576 total reviews)

Paulo Ruiz

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Eaton has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,576 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Eaton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews

4.0

Aug 31, 2011

Always interesting, unpredictable, mostly fun but a little lean on head count

Anonymous employee

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Pros

-- Encourages innovation & creative problem solving - fun place to work -- I manage my own time - never micro-managed -- Set your own development goals, (as long as they support site / corporation goals) -- Excellent Tuition assistance program -- Pays pretty well

Cons

Tight on headcount - most people are very busy all the time Technologically outdated ERP / Computer Systems Lame and expensive health benefits Only 2 weeks vacation for first five years - can be negotiated during interview though

4.0

Aug 30, 2011

good learning opportunities, diversified businesses

Anonymous employee

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Pros

the following are some of the reasons: - lot of opportunities of learning - good at business ethics - excellent leadership

Cons

the following are some of the downsides: - inconsistency of processes followed across different divisions - less best practices shring across businesses

3.0

Aug 28, 2011

good career opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

career growth opportunities if you want to learn new things to prove yourself in your current position work life balance

Cons

bureacracy and people who make decisions are not accountable for the results too many policies and systems but no one really understand how to use them

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