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Rockwell Automation

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25yr vets and 2 year newbies - Director Rockwell Automation Employee Review

1.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Stock price remains high and they pay relatively well compared to peers.

Cons

50% of the company has been there less than 5 years. Let that sink in. The people on top do not like company - yet they are under pressure to innovate so they wipe out teams and rebuild them with outside talent. The result is the middle layer of people with working knowledge can be completely neutralized in the course of a meeting. Lots of new people showing up at the middle top - mostly cast offs from failed peers. These newbies struggle for several months, make broad changes (layoffs) without even getting to know their people, then hire their buddies/vendors from the previous company. It's a tired old cycle, one that plagued Johnson Controls, Honeywell, and even GE. They lack a way to create leaders and are constantly looking to Free Agents to fix them. Consultants are having a field day here...we are talking 7 figures in each division because the leaders are simply political survivors with eyes on their own board seats elsewhere and retirement...they can't actually make leadership decisions.

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5.0
Apr 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment with focus on culture building. Projects are laid out well so no hectic schedules. Great work-life balance. A lot of veterans who you can learn from.

Cons

Sometimes difficult due to teams that are outside of US so sometimes could be slow while waiting for other teams to report back.

4.0
Jun 2, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, summer Fridays, nice benefits and gym.

Cons

Hard to move up, mostly lateral movement if anything.

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