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United Technologies

Now known as RTX

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Good company to gain experience and start out of college, don't stay too long - Financial Analyst United Technologies Employee Review

2.0
23 Oct 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, mature practices, will gain a lot of knowledge depending on your department. Opportunity to be domestically mobile within the company if you want live in subpar cities throughout the US. Great opportunity if you enjoy being paid in experience instead of money.

Cons

Very common for loyal long term employees to be pigeon-holed. Numerous long term employees retain basic analyst titles. Negotiate your salary before joining the company, not after. Only way to get higher pay or title is by being very mobile in your career either within the facility or among other UTC locations. Loyalty and hard work will not get you a promotion. High favoritism for merit increases and promotions, management doesn't reward hard work. There are bi annual employee reviews where management pulls up each employees profile. A negative perception any one manager in the meeting will end that employees future prospects, I've seen it many times. Make sure to manage how others perceive you. If you're not on management's gold star list don't plan on going very far. They'll be happy to keep you in a role as a work horse and lie to your face to keep you happy. It's all about who you know and how others perceive you rather than what you've accomplished. Very high attrition rates. Expect to work long hours with little gratitude depending on your team.

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5.0
26 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Money and ability to move up

Cons

Work life balance and sleep

3.0
23 Jun 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Tuition reimbursement for taking any college level class. Graduation Gift ($10,000) for completing a degree using tuition reimbursement (employee scholar program). Paid time off (up to 3 hours per week) for class work plus all textbooks for classes paid for. Casual dress code and relaxed atmosphere with many great people. Flexible work hours. Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to new year day off.

Cons

Lower pay compared to other companies in the area. Significant pay differences within different business units for similar work. Classic big company with lots of management layers and bureaucracy. IT services outsourced to CSC Corporation and their (CSC) service is non-existent and their policies are fit for company with main frames. Takes 7 years of service to get 3 weeks of vacation. Most company sponsored functions (such as company picnics) tied to united way fundraising and they nickel and dime you for everything (so it really is not company sponsored). Unionized hourly employees have no real incentive to do a good job on their work and sometimes difficult to work with.

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