Bourns Reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)
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Gordon Bourns

94% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Bourns has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bourns employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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75 reviews
3.0
4 May 2010

Out of Control - Systemic Problems

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Bourns has good benefits - vacation, holidays, insurance, 401k match, profit sharing. Also a lot of potential with being private and no debt. The Bourns family has managed the company well for over 60 years.

Cons

Training and personal development are not considered; only short term planning is in place. Senior management has made very poor decisions in staffing up for new programs and managing plant shutdowns. Company operates like a public company in that jobs are cut as soon as the bottom line is not in line with plan; unstable.

3.0
19 Oct 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Accountability comes with authority, experience and ideas are valued, people are eager to contribute their experience and there is NO politics or backbiting

Cons

Not a technology leader and reluctant to make investments, extremely conservative - not conducive to thinking big or out of the box

4.0
25 May 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Many lifetime employees, most people willing to help, good benefits package compared to others, stable business

Cons

Management would rather bring in new outside employees rather then promote from within. Even promotions rarely match a decent salary for the industry. The environment is strict, structured, shirt and tie, many tiers of management

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