What hat will I wear today? - Senior Software Engineer Xylem Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly people throughout the company. There are some very sharp engineers in R&D. Relaxed work environment, laid-back most of the time. The marketing team seems in touch with the customer and competent.

Cons

There seems to be no coordination within the management team. Management reacts to problems and events, rather than planning and executing a plan. IT support is dismal, worst of anywhere I've worked. Engineers need multiple LDAP accounts, AD account, travel & expense system account, project tracking system account, etc. I think I have 10-15 accounts, each with their own password policy and password reset frequency. The phone system routinely goes down. The wifi is flaky many days. The work environment is poor. The facility is over-crowded. It's not uncommon to see pallets of equipment sitting in the lobby. The Agile scrum teams do stand-ups in the lobby. For those unfortunate enough to be sitting near the lobby, it's very noisy. There's a shortage of conference rooms, resulting in many people having small impromptu meetings in the cube farm. The bathrooms are routinely filthy, on par with the public restrooms on I-95. Regarding the work itself, they are not leveraging my skills. I'm not doing the job that was advertised through the interviewing process. While hired as an engineer, my day to day tasks require me to operate as Sales Engineer, Marketing Engineer, Software Engineer, Support Engineer, Program Manager, Operations, and more. There's a total lack of mission and focus under my manager. We just react to whatever the problem of the day/week may be and go fill that roll. I never know what to expect when walking in the door each morning. Remote working is highly discouraged. While some people at Sensus do this, some managers are not on-board with remote working. Don't plan to work from home if you need to wait for a delivery. About the only excuse for working from home is when you're sick. I will say that some managers are probably more flexible than my manager. So be sure to discuss this prior to accepting an offer.

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Pros

I observed what appeared to be unequal treatment within several departments, particularly regarding advancement opportunities. In my experience, Black employees seemed to have fewer opportunities for promotion compared to their white peers. I believe the organization would benefit from a review of its promotion and advancement practices to ensure fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity for all employees.

Cons

Leadership should remember that every decision has consequences. As a person of faith, I believe God sees how people are treated, even when others do not. Organizations may be able to justify decisions on spreadsheets and quarterly reports, but there is a higher standard of accountability when it comes to fairness, integrity, and the treatment of employees. When talented people are undervalued, overlooked, or pushed out, the effects eventually reach the business itself. Product lines, innovation, customer satisfaction, and long-term growth are often the first areas impacted when organizations fail to recognize and retain the people who make success possible. Great companies are built by valuing talent, rewarding merit, and treating people with dignity and respect. When those principles are ignored, the consequences eventually become visible. Organizations that fail to recognize and retain talent risk losing the very people who drive innovation, customer success, and long-term growth. Go ahead and continue promoting friends, favorites, and personal relationships over true talent, technical expertise, and proven performance. Time has a way of revealing the consequences of those decisions.

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