Eaton reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,574 total reviews)
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Paulo Ruiz

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Eaton has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,574 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
1.0
Aug 20, 2025

Horrible company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Overall, people are nice and friendly. Depending on the group you are in, your manager is generally supportive Global brand name, exposure to large-scale operations

Cons

• Promotions are a total mess. People get promoted or blocked from promotion without any clear guidelines or rationale. Career advancement seems to have nothing to do with merit; it feels arbitrary, political, and unfair. For those who genuinely want to grow here, it’s demoralizing to see effort and performance ignored. This could easily be improved if leadership actively communicated and set transparent expectations. • Massive changes are announced last minute, often same-day via email, with notices deliberately timed at inconvenient hours that catch employees off guard. It feels careless and disrespectful to the people who have to absorb the impact. • The company is extremely bureaucratic — endless layers of approval make even the simplest tasks painfully slow, creating frustration and killing any sense of agility or progress. Communication is almost non-existent. Employees are left in the dark, treated as though their time and input don’t matter. The lack of respect is palpable, and it makes the culture heavy and demotivating.

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Eaton Response
8mo
Thank you for sharing your experience. We're sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with communication and our career advancement opportunities. Please feel free to reach out to our ethics line to discuss your concerns in more detail. Your input is crucial as we work to enhance our practices.
1.0
Aug 6, 2025

Stay Away!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Only good thing was a Hybrid schedule

Cons

Management not held accountable for their actions.

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Eaton Response
9mo
Thank you for sharing your experience. We're sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with management. Please reach out to our ethics line to discuss your concerns in more detail. Your input is crucial as we work to enhance our management practices.
1.0
Jul 31, 2025

Inevitable Plant closing

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Severance pay, but they offer you a crappy job if you have a lot of years so they don't have to pay the severance.

Cons

Toxic environment with poor Managers that will ensure the remaining part closes too. No vision - lack of a concrete plan.

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