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eNPS Score
Q&A With Honeywell Employees
People, opportunity, challenges and performance. The Future is What We Make it We Define our World Honeywell is globally recognized as a culture that balances accountability and results with a high value on its people.
How employees describe working at Honeywell
This company has a severely toxic work culture. Micromanagement, belittling, demeaning comments are commonplace. Although there is an unlimited vacation policy the managers frown upon taking even spring break off. The company restructures every 6 months.
Short sighted, no customer focus
Work life balance is an issue, manager partialities no captures. HR Function need to improve
Good company but bot sure for freshers
Great prior to pandemic. Then they let go senior talent significantly impacting all business areas
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What it's like to work at Honeywell
- Honeywell employees generally work 9.9 hrs a day
- Employees at Honeywell report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Honeywell have 4+ meetings
- 73% of Honeywell employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Honeywell employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 57% of Honeywell employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Honeywell employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 57% of Honeywell employees call their work environment negative
Q&A With Honeywell Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 130
What does the leadership team at Honeywell need to get better at?
Top Employee Response
Too many good employees in the US let go and replaced by inexperienced overseas employees.
Quit making money off the employees and find other ways to increase profits
Competitive wages and better benefits. Specifically health insurance - high premiums and high deductible is ridiculous.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Nothing to do but improve. Brutal honesty about rif'ing people just so execs can keep bonuses and buy a Porsche while saying they appreciate us and understand our struggles while laying off with reckless abandon. Doing everything to cut costs with taking away resources that help us work efficiently and demanding HIGHER results with less people. I would rather work in hell.
Start by remembering that our most important asset are our people.
I would remove troublemakers and liars. Remove the CI program Remove the Conditions and Behaviors
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
They makes me feel like I'm just a number. And the leadership will not help you to grow in the company. There is no leadership.
To be paid equal to my peers for the level of experience and years of service. Better health Insurance Plan...
Years without raises, raise rates less than inflation. Poor health insurance for the cost.
How's the work life balance at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
40 hour work is considered part time. 60 hr/week is not uncommon.
When at work, you'll worry about getting laid off. When you're at home, you'll worry about being laid off. Overtime or no overtime makes no difference. You'll always wonder if you'll be there tomorrow, and you'll always know that no one has your back. Maybe 1 or two of your coworkers will if you are a friendly sort. But passing the buck happens at the employee level even though most people who work here are genuinely good people, but I can't say I blame them for their self preserving nature. It is necessary due to piss poor leadership.
Unbalanced. Work expectations routinely exceed 60 hours. Expect to be available via cell at all times
What's the work from home policy like at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Until forced to allow it with coronavirus it was non-existant and they can’t sit to push everyone back into the buildings again whether or not you need to be physically on premises
We don't have a "Work from Home" Policy. Doing your job means that you must go to the plant.
Not sure, but you can NEVER do a job at home as well as you could at work. If you need to do work you should be at your job no exceptions!
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Too many people have personal agendas and trust is low
Too many people in too many time zones for everyone to attend meetings.
Some members do not have to work. They get paid to text, eat, smoke cigarettes, and do puzzle books But often get rewarded with extra hours
What do you wish you knew before starting at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
What kind of pressure cooker Honeywell is.
You don't matter, customers don't matter, and nothing has to be done to change anything, because execs get their millions. Honeywell's Honest recruiting poster would read "The future is made with have alls who employ have nones."
They are intimidators', do not value employees.
What benefits does Honeywell provide?
Top Employee Response
That's a good question. Fewer and fewer each year. Good luck getting a raise. Good luck getting vacation approved for more than a day or two at a time. Forget about ever getting to see or do anything outside of work while consistently worrying about staying employed there.
Barely any
The health insurance doesn't cover preventative treatments like acupuncture for arthritis. I would like to see a reduced rate for Tai Chi, Water Aerobics, YMCA, Health Clubs. No coverage for procedures like Regenexx (stem cells, blood Plasma injections to relieve pain in arthritic joints & help regrow cartilage). I would like to see a reduced rate for non-smokers & non-drinkers. out of pocket deductible is WAY TOO HIGH! I want to be Able to go to my local pharmacy for my prescriptions. It is UNFAIR to charge (penalize) me more money to go to a local pharmacy. I have a high cost for one medication and its almost impossible for me to pay for 3 months at a time with such a high deductible ($1500.00 for 3 months!) Who has that kind of money ?
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
The whole company is being outsourced and off shored. Bring our jobs back to the US.
Listen to your people and listen to your customers which is something that management doesn't do.
The leadership.. change the management
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Progress is the name of the game. As long as we make some progress every day, then we are accomplishing our goals.
To get more motivation and make us feel that we are not just a number
I would like less mold in my office as well as job security
How's the vacation policy at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
It's both good and bad.... they want you to take vacation and compel you to plan your days off in one of the HR systems. That's all fine, but the realities of the job often keep you from going on vacation. The systems is not very friendly.
2 wks to start. Good luck being able to take a week off though. Let alone using both weeks to have a decent getaway with the family. Just won't happen. And if you've been here 25+ years and get your 6wks vacation, you may have trouble being able to even use it all. And that isn't because these workers who have the 6 weeks love their work so much they don't want to take it.
Adequate to market
What do people at Honeywell think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Top Employee Response
All he cares about is Shareholders and nothing about employees
Nobody ever speaks of the CEO We could improve on treating people with respect
He is over paid, believes in leveraging existing assets vs. reinvesting in the future. North america is a burden and everything should be produced in so called "growth regions"
do you have to pay for parking? If so, is it expensive?
it is included.. ie. free
No. Free parking
No. Parking is free
How common is it to switch departments or teams at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Mediocre. Grass appears greener the other side but if you are going to apply for another job why not go where you can use your talent and be appreciated? Not happening at honeywell
Not common
I've switched departments and teams every 18-20 or so months with different promotions. Keeps things interesting.
How are the healthcare options at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Deductible too high
Generic. Average. Nothing to write home about.
Non existent. High deductible. They self insure and get rid of people with health issues with their mass layoffs
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
It's tough when they monitor your social media. They also tell you that you can't make certain purchases
Very. They monitor your facebook. They tell you that you can't do certain things outside of work
Its difficult when you get your shift changed because they wont spend the money to buy new and RELIABLE CNC machines that work. I have many activities planned in the evenings that I cannot attend now. I have already paid money in advance for these activities and have lost money and time/experience in the activities
How does Honeywell make decisions around promotions?
Top Employee Response
By favoritism
Purely favoritism.
Arbitrary decision process. Not always competitive. Some are wired and not for the best candidate
What part of Honeywell's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Top Employee Response
we are not growing at our plant. we are continuing to lose customers and employees. the HOS does NOT work!! it has slowed production down and they create spending for crazy ideas and then restructure the production area continually causing increasing labor costs
We are not growing Having difficulty keeping workers Difficulties keeping customers Difficulties getting raw materials
Not sure about growing. It's difficult to keep people there. Turnover rate is high. Conditions/Behavior and CI is getting difficult We need to drop that and get back to work
How difficult is it to switch departments or teams?
Top Employee Response
somewhat difficult as procedures change so fast that you cant keep up with the changes. change is good but to make seemingly random changes in procedures that aren't broken? INSANITY!! its no wonder so many people new people quit after only a few weeks
Yes. Too many changes in procedures. Most of them are not documented. No lradership
Somewhat difficult. Nothing is "Standardized" like it's supposed to be.
What unique perks and benefits does Honeywell provide?
Top Employee Response
There are no perks. They were taken away when Honeywell bought our company
None for production workers unless you ASS kiss. Then you get Overtime pay
No perks
How much and how often do raises happen at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Supposed to be yearly. But they have not always given yearly raises 1% - 2% . Raises are horrible
Not often enough. I was told there would be yearly raises based on performance, but Honeywell has not lived up to that promise
They don't. I was rated at the top of my department the entire time I was there and was lucky to see 1% if anything
How challenged are you at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
It's challenging just to make it through the Day without getting reprimanded
I am challenged in respect of having enough work to keep me busy for an 8 hour day
Depends on the area working
What's the company culture like at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
Supposed to be good but there are troublemakers and "Favorites"
you are just a number
Honeywell does not value its employees, you are treated like a disposable number.
Are people generally collaborative, or is everyone mostly looking out for themselves?
Top Employee Response
Very collaborative and helpfull. There is a significant traing and certification program.
Most people are just there for themselves
Looking out for themselves
What is the dress code at Honeywell?
Top Employee Response
The dress code is professional but NOT adheared too
Casual
No open toed shoes, pretty much anything else goes, within reason. Some office personnel are required to be business casual (slacks/canvas and polo or button up)
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Should I work at Honeywell?
25% of Honeywell employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 17% are neutral and 58% would not recommend working at Honeywell to their friends.
| 25% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 17% | Passive |
| 58% | Detractors |
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