Honeywell - Strong at the top and bottom, but weak in the middle - Principal Engineer Honeywell Employee Review

4.0
11 Jul 2008
Recommend
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Pros

100% employee match up to 8% of salary after one year of service for the 401. Generous benifit package. Excellent products.

Cons

Promotions tend to be on the "good ole boy" buddy system. Medical Insurance Premiums are astronomical. Too much time is wasted on the flavor of the month program such as 6 sigma, just in time inventory, greenbelt training, group meetings and writing our own performance reviews instead of doing our actual job and innovating.

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong customer base, talented employees, and opportunities to grow your career. Honeywell gives you exposure to complex technical challenges across multiple industries while providing the resources and support needed to be successful. Compensation and benefits are competitive, and there is no shortage of opportunities for those willing to take on additional responsibility

Cons

Frequent organizational changes can create additional meetings, reporting requirements, and administrative work. As the company continues to evolve, balancing internal processes with customer-facing priorities can sometimes be challenging. Long travel schedules can also impact work-life balance for field-based employees.

2.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Room to move around roles, departments Smart and talented engineers people- if you can make connections Great experience building Cool products

Cons

Mediocre pay Confusing processed- subject to change Unlimited PTO is a scam to set meetings up on your calendar while you’re taking time off to not fully burn out Some groups are great to work with or for, most are mediocre to bad. Politics and bureaucracy- reviews that drag on for ages while also getting constantly squeezed to finish milestones. Constant passing the buck on accountability- “there’s room under the bus for everyone!” “This is how we’ve always done it” constantly running into “new process goals” Every site was absorbed and used to be another separate company- so every site disputes the “right way” of doing things, and kind of does their own thing- despite messaging otherwise. For PE roles, if you have to incorporate multiple sites’ teams to work on the same project it can be a complete nightmare.

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