Micromanagement brought to an entirely new level. Salaries are average and annual increases are pathetic. Real promotions from within are rare, and top management roles are given to French expats or people recruited from outside. It appears this is done so that incumbents can be pigeon-holed in both position and salary. On the extremely rare occasion when I've seen someone promoted to a position of more responsibility (actually, I saw this only once in 3 years), the individual received a fancier title; more work, had to retain their original responsibilities in addition to their "new role," and received no meaningful increase in salary. The best senior managers have left over the past 4 years. A few who remain are more-or-less OK to work with, but the division CEO (Hutchinson-NA) is arrogant, condescending, and thinks he possesses far more management skill than he actually has. He is dangerously confident in his own errors. He is ineffective, lacking in real senior management skills, strategically illiterate, and devoid of emotional intelligence. He's a bean-counting narcissist who has no place running an aerospace or defense industry manufacturing facility. For this reason, the VP-level staff who would otherwise be fairly effective, have been turned into a bunch of fearful and ineffective "yes-men." If you have talent - stay away. They are not interested in talent -- only a warm body that will do what it's told. This is not a place where you can expect meaningful advancement, or a real career. It is a paycheck, and nothing more. It's a good place to work if you are a machine operator or other blue-collar worker - but if you're in management or have professional credentials - do yourself a favor and stay away.
