OTIS reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,494 total reviews)
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Judy Marks

76% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

OTIS has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,494 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The OTIS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
Nov 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great career advancement opportunities, great compensation package, great opportunities to travel and learn the business. Most people that start work here usually end their career here. The Employee Scholar Program is by far one of the best incentives to work for OTIS and the program is by far industry leading. The people here are great and very supportive.

Cons

There are no real downsides to working for OTIS. OTIS is a global company and is part of UTC which one of the most successful companies out there. Perhaps, the only downside to working for OTIS is you have to like to deal with people and understand elevators inside and out. To achieve great success at OTIS, all you have to do is work hard!

3.0
Mar 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At the time Otis offered a full tuition reimbursement program for continuing education. Their pay was at the top end for the elevator industry. Corporate wide there was a strong emphasis on safety. Most of the management was fair in evaluating performance and determining compensation.

Cons

In the early 2000 years, there were some difficult junior managers to work with. You were either in the know, or you were not. Lots of things appeared to be done without the most rigorous accounting. As long as sales were high, anything goes. When times were tighter, the flaws began to reveal themselves.

1.0
Jan 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Otis is a good place to start your career if you have no talent or ability. As long as your a "Yes Man" you will succeed!

Cons

Otis' only concerns are profits and micromanagement. Supervisors and office personnel are college educated with zero field experience or product knowledge, which makes a bad situation for customers and other employees. Due to their lack of experience and professionalism, it makes a difficult situation in dealing with highly sofisticated equipment and safety issues. Safety is considered to be number one at Otis. However, how can you properly manage "safety" when the management has zero experience in product knowledge, repair and maintenance. Otis has acquired most of their work by buying companies that they could not compete with. This Narrows the field for both customers and employees. As long as customers stay uninformed Otis will continue to have market share of equipment. Their proprietory right equipment is designed to be both employee and consumer unfriendly. All in the interest of the protection of their product not being able to be maintained or repaired by others. The best way to work for Otis is to do whatever Otis (God) tells you regardless of ethics, responsiblity or safety. In summary, the least talented and apathetic employees benefit largely over the employees with ability and drive.

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