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3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,586 total reviews)
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70% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Rockwell Automation has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,586 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rockwell Automation 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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4K reviews
1.0
Nov 15, 2014

Happy to be Gone!!!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing positive to say really....I could say the salary is decent, until you start calculating the hours you are expected to put in at work, at home and even on weekends

Cons

When I left my previous job to go to Rockwell, I had 3 employees, who were previous Rockwell employees, warn me about accepting a position there.....I unfortunately did not listen. I think it might depend on what department you get stuck in...that said, my short-lived experience within Rockwell was horrible. The environment is extremely depressing; no windows, no color, no natural light and no communication to anyone outside your own team. This is one place that should NOT have cubes. The cube walls are over 5 ft tall and completely cut you off from any communication or interaction with other people. You're just expected to sit in a cube for 9, 10, 11 hours or more and plug away at your laptop. Give 100%, they want 110%. Give 110%, they want 120% Direct management technique is micromanagement. I'm not talking about a little micromanaging...I mean, every single thing you do, is micromanaged. It's exhausting to be on the receiving end of it. I hate to be the one doing it. As an experienced manager, I would add that the reason my superior micromanaged, was because she didn't know the 1st thing about managing a team. She had no management skills and no business being a manager. Its sad for the team to have to deal with the major lack of leadership. In part, it is because upper management has vacancies in their team. Therefore, there is no visibility to the issues facing the staff. Furthermore, the direct supervisor was beyond controlling. She would ask for input and ideas, but should anyone provide thoughts, they would just be dismissed and shot down. Her mentality was that 'she knew best' (Her way or the highway). Continuous reviews are more of a micromanage check. There was no initiative for personal development. I honestly have nothing positive to say about being there, other than I don't have to be there anymore. That is the happiest I've been in the past 10 months.

3.0
Jun 9, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture and big talk about values and performance. Does have good employee policies in place.

Cons

DEI and employee policies are very dependent on your management. The top management in every region is full of middle aged white males. DEI is all talk, no real opportunities for diverse people, token only. Same people in upper management - keep reshuffling into different roles or getting promoted. This year there is no bonus and no increment, even though the company performed decently last year. The brunt of bad executive level decisions is being forced upon all employees. Many acquisitions over the past few years that has not only diluted the core function and business structure but also they have no idea how to integrate these new acquisitions, so everyone works in silos. Poor communication from top management to all employees. Lack of empathy is shocking.

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