Hey all you legacy Honeywellers! Remember the old "85 Points" retirement plan? 55 years of age, and 30 years with the company = full retirement with medical. Remember, in 1999, when Bonsignore decided to cash out, and sold us out to the... — read more
Darius, Mahoney and SBG's leaders- FASTER
This FASTER mantra is bazaar. Darius is obviously pushing TM harder to get products to market faster. I get it; more products = more revenue/profit for HON ticker. What's bazaar? In Aerospace, TM knows the complexities of getting anything on an... — read more
Honeywell hubs
They are stating Honeywell is a hub. Yet! It's in state with high taxes. Also it's in a region with high wages. I don't believe the leadership of Honeywell. I believe they will move operation to low cost state or Puerto Rico. I also believe... — read more
Where could HON trim the workforce the most?
What businesses are in most danger? What locations?
Engineering RIM, No Severence?
Oops. A buzz is out there that could thwart severance when the Engineering RIM hits. If Aero Leadership decides to change manager roles more than 50%, they will post all T4 and T5 positions, offer existing managers a severance package or offer them... — read more
Honeywell Pension Explained
There have been several comments about Honeywell cutting pension benefits. I am a 15+ year HON employee. I thought my pension was average largest salary for the last couple years times years of service times 6 percent. Based on the HR Direct... — read more
Is anything in store for next week?
Any layoffs announced?Anything rumored? Any potential office closures? Has anybody heard anything?
Great Article on Toxic Culture... Honeywell Has All the Red Flags
This article is right on the money in describing toxic culture. I thought this was about Honeywell until I got further into it. Honeywell has every red flag identified by the... — read more
Will Honeywell know if I start a new job?
I'm thinking my days here are number, and I already have a replacement job lined up. I just don't want to leave before I know for sure if severance is or isn't an option. My question is, will Honeywell know if I start working just days after being... — read more
Simple severance question
What is the Honeywell standard severance package in the US? I know that that the package may vary from state to state, but is there some package that is offered most often?
Engineering RIF's in Aero for Indirect employees.
I am hearing rumors about a layoff in AERO Engineering this fall. Mostly indirect work force..anyone hearing the same?
Why don’t the leaders just announce how many people they plan to lay off?
It would be easier for them and for us. This constant pressure of coming to work thinking it could be your last day is really affecting, not just the morale of the employees but it’s already showing its negative impacts on the work. Wouldn’t it be... — read more
Honeywell's Representative Customers:
Honeywell's Representative Customers are: Alcoa, AstraZeneca, BASF, Boeing, UPS, ChevronTexaco, DaimlerChrysler, DuPont, ExxonMobil, General Motors, ConocoPhillips, Procter & Gamble, Qatar General Petroleum, Sasol, Sinopec, Stora Enso... — read more
Looking to define a resignation method
I’m looking for a resignation method now that Honeywell doesn’t pay earned 401k matching, accrued vacation, etc. Normally someone would provide 2 weeks notice, complete tasks which are difficult to transfer, train coworkers, transfer work and... — read more
What parts of the company are in most danger to bi hit by layoffs?
I know that nobody is safe, but are there some parts of the company that are in more danger than others?
$5.25 M in trading by senior leaders? What do they know?
Publicly available insider trading information SPS CEO R.G.- 8/20/2019 sold 10,984 shares @$163.88 = $1.8M HON CEO D.A. - 8/16/2019 sold 7,149 shares @$165.08 = $1.185M HON Director J.C.P. - 8/13/2019 sold 6607 shares @ $168.79 = $1.115M... — read more
Is a 2% raise a joke?
Frank question: Is a 2% raise a joke?
New Job offer from HW - SPS Engineering
I have an offer for HW - SPS engineering division. Should I be considering it or stay away? I do not want to leave one stressed place and enter another one. Kindly advise.
Is any position safe at Honeywell?
Be frank, is any position safe at Honeywell?
HBS Call center Atlanta closed today and all laid off
The Atlanta call center under HBT-HBS was shut down today at noon. All were laid off. Duties were sent overseas.
Honeywell is a directionless company led by incompetent management
Go ahead, prove me wrong on this...
Quick poll
How many of us come on here hoping there is word you will be laid off and out of your misery?
Honeywell will relocate HQ to Nuuk, Greenland
Our site leader confirmed this during a town-hall. More news to come. Stay tuned.
Has anyone working or been RIF at HON in PHX applied to jobs at Boeing over in Mesa?
Have any luck getting a job offered from Boeing? I've heard mixed issues about Boeing in Mesa. Not sure I'd want to work there. But if I get RIF soon I'm going to watch and apply to jobs at Boeing
How many folks have been laid off from Honeywell this year?
What do you think the total numbers are on a company scale?
Any other locations that could be hit by layoffs?
I saw there was a thread about possible layoffs in Phoenix. Are there any rumors regarding other locations that could be hit shortly?
The CEOs of nearly 200 companies just said shareholder value is no longer their main objective
Wonder if HON is on the list? .......nah. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/19/the-ceos-of-nearly-two-hundred-companies-say-shareholder-value-is-no-longer-their-main-objective.html "Investing in employees, delivering value to customers, dealing... — read more
Impending Layoffs E&PS Phoenix
Employee at E&PS Phoenix were pulled into a meeting on 8/16 and told about layoffs in ISC. They were given a heads-up before the official email hits. No word on the email date.
Are we working in the same company as people who visit Glassdoor?
Seeing all those five-star reviews that keep popping up each day makes me wonder... Comparing posts here and there, you could easily conclude it's two different companies. I'm starting to buy into those conspiracy theories that management is... — read more
Biometric screenings - $1,500 penalty for weight & smoking
Let's discuss this one...
Over the past 10 years, the following has been taken away...
Over the past 10 years, the following has been taken away……. Pension – Frozen (no pension for new employees) Vacation – “unlimited vacation” (yea, right!) 401k match temporary reductions due to economy – never reinstated 401k match... — read more
ISC RIF
ISC Rif announced via email. 2:22pm EST. All of US and Canada.
Pet Insurance
Are the premiums going up this year? Do they require biometric screening like they do for non pet family members? Every year the premiums just go up and up, no end in sight!
Letter to JE
To JE - I am writing this letter to you rather than responding to ‘People Pulse’ survey. I have talked to many colleagues in Engineering that have not received an opportunity (not been invited) to complete the survey, and many have expressed... — read more
Furloughs in SPS
This morning, Honeywell announced furloughs in the SPS Intelligrated Division. This is the first time that anyone in Intelligrated, or the companies Intelligrated acquired prior to the Honeywell takeover, has ever experienced this. In the very few... — read more
SPS Furloughs Coming
An unpaid week off in September (Q3) and another in November (Q4). Apparently, two week-long time-offs to celebrate mismanagement's inability to manage.
Is there a method in this madness?
Is there some hidden direction this management is leading Honeywell towards that will miraculously make all of the decisions from the past several years make sense?
Honeywell Work Life Balance
Poor work/life balance reflects deeper problems with the company’s work culture and management practices
Aero ISC cuts coming?
Hearing that the initiatives to revitalize supplier base is taking too long and yielding too little, may result in scaling back those efforts. Anyone else hearing that?
Competition
If you climb the ladder (or swim the cesspool?), Honeywell comp is actually pretty strong. That said, it's absolutely not worth it. Even if you have a strong salary on paper, there are many ways that Honeywell leadership cheats you from your pay... — read more