Health benefits are lacking and expensive. No stock options grants for most. Maybe they exist for execs? They keep messing with our salary and benefits package. First, they suspended the 401k match and merit increases for several months in response to new tariffs. Rather than raise product prices like many other companies, they chose to punish employees. After complaints, they brought back the match and offered a one-time bonus that, after taxes, was less than half of what they withheld from our 401ks - not to mention any growth it couldve seen in our portfolios.
The latest 401k change is to pay out the 4% match in MSI common stock. They framed this move as a great opportunity to give employees equity in the company. Execs must think they are so much smarter than their employees and expect that no one will understand what is happening. MSI stock value has decreased 26% since sept. Im failing to see how this is a better option than contributing to my DIVERSIFIED index fund that has been experiencing consistent growth.
