Siemens reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(11,623 total reviews)
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Roland Busch

98% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

Siemens has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 11,623 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Siemens employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Jan 10, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The salary is good and it is a reputable company, therefore will look good on your resume. The company has a global reach so you are privy to global opportunities.

Cons

There is a lot of politics between each department and each region. The upper management have a huge, huge sense of entitlement and look down of those below them. The structure is dictated from Germany and all regions have to comply with certain structure and process requirements - this leads to decisions being made that are not appropriate for the region. This also leads to people being shuffled into postions that they do not want.

2.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits that start on day one: lots of options for medical that are mostly reimbursed. Great 401(k) matching although the vesting period is long (5 years). Most managers support flexible start times and working from home when illness or weather strike. There are a lot of opportunities to learn using technical classes offered on-site or online and managers will help you get into these classes. A lot of employees have been there for 10+ years, so there's a lot of older pre-Siemens experience around. Siemens is involved in the local community so there are plenty of options to give back locally.

Cons

There is way too much management and process at Siemens Medical, which is typical of most large companies. Management tends to get in the way of people doing actual work and instead layer process and procedure on employees instead of trusting their best judgment. People tend to be pigeon-holed into very specific roles and know nothing about what goes on outside of their silo. Management tends to be ADD, focusing on something new frequently at the demise of everything else. Management also tends to not be consistent, you'll get a different story on the same subject from a variety of managers. Like most larger companies, their performance review process, while fair, constrains those who truly excel and gives pitiful raises while dangling promotions in front of you that are always 'just a year away'.

2.0
Jan 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary ok, good amount of holidays/vacation days working place located in a nice city

Cons

sometimes very boring not too many opportunities for self-improvement salary could be much better comparable jobs at SAP, for example, offer company (official) cars stock options could be much better

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