High Seniority=High Probability of Layoff - Staff Engineer TE Connectivity Employee Review

2.0
Dec 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

TE offers excellent opportunities for younger employees to work on cutting edge projects and the ability to work in different divisions that serve a wide variety of industries. Salary and benefits are good. You can gain knowledge and experience at TE that will make you very attractive to TE's competitors.

Cons

Once you have 20+ years of service, you might as well put a target on your back. Layoffs are carefully crafted to include just enough younger workers to prevent an age bias lawsuit. Management creates the layoff list, HR reviews it, then Legal has final say on who is on the list. Middle management operates solely to protect their own positions, not to do the right things. It's a job, not a career. As long as you look at it in that context, you'll be fine. Political correctness has overtaken HR. Safe Space placards, non-denominational holidays, and my all-time favorite: a Cornhole tournament during Diversity Month. I personally have no issues with workplace diversity, but I also think the focus should be on doing your job, not segregating into company sponsored Employee Resource Groups that emphasize differences.

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5.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

- Good support from leadership - Good benefits - Good activities for interns

Cons

- limited face-to-face collaboration and networking opportunities

1.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Broadly a good company if you’re in a senior decision making role.

Cons

HR policies are words only. Years go by without ability to take any PTO and carry over not allowed. Friday afternoons, all HR US employees stop working with all others working past normal business hours and into the weekend including late Friday asks to complete an action by Monday 8:00 AM that was known earlier in the week but only communicated to the employee after Friday business hours. Every Friday. Onboarding structure / sink or swim approach, no training. No sense of belonging unless you’ve worked here 20 years plus. No growth or development opportunities unless tapped on the shoulder. Many openings are never published, again tapped on the shoulder approach despite offering to volunteer. Dismissive company culture. Every Voice Counts initiative is code for: if you do share your voice, you are on a list to not consider for promotion or any projects that would give you more visibility across the organization to foster one’s growth.

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