Nice place, with Caveats - Anonymous employee Emerson Employee Review

4.0
19 Jul 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Laid-back work environment Good/above average benefits Consistency in leadership Strong brand/reputation, particularly in St. Louis

Cons

Tenure-driven company. Need to put in time to "make it" and "get paid". Currently a bit lacking in vision for the future. Hasn't been the issue long term, but, concerning if it continues.

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2.0
25 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great immediate supervisor and their boss. Made top-down communications tolerable. Great co-workers and great collaboration that lifted the entire team.

Cons

(1) RIF based on tenure, not performance. HR is too powerful a department, and everyone fears it. (2) Tenure made you lazy, killed creativity, initiative, and promoted a "yes" culture. (3) During COVID layoffs, CEO pay went from $3.7 million to $15.x million, while employees endured 25% furloughs for 3 months, and management 10% reduction in pay for 6 months - explain how that is reasonable. (4) CEO declared DEI as the way forward for career mobility, and a lot of young, promising talent walked out the door, including DEI-qualified minorities. (5) I was one of those minorities.

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