I have worked for Siemens Energy in the USA for many years. The company has progressively declined over the last years due to terrible management, at all levels. As in any job, there are good and bad people. There is ongoing uncertainty and lack of direction from US and Germany-top management- about the future of the company, which continues to divide departments and layoffs employees. Managers who only think about the advancement of their careers, licking the boots of their bosses -there is no need to describe how this affects employee morale. In short, I will soon leave the company, since Siemens is not what it was and I know that many more employees are feeling the same way. If you want to work in a place where you will not have opportunities to grow, unless you have friends in managment positions, Siemens is the right place for you.
At all levels the company continually incur in bad practices (administrative and technical), to the detriment of the projects, schedules and the most important, the quality of the products (turbines and generators), which continue to erode the image of the company. This is critical and will possibly be the downfall of Siemens Energy. I will move on, before the shutdown.
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Obviously nothing has changed since I left in 2009. It was the best thing for my career and my mental health.
I left in 2018 after 21yrs with Siemens Energy and Siemens Corp. I have seen or experienced many of the issues you point out.
I saw departments literally disolve. I watched good managers and peers leave because of poor management. I knew in FY 2013-2014 when Vision 2020 was announced it would be a bit rocky and layoffs would occur.
As you mentioned, product quality decreased and my biggest concern became employee safety. Too many shortcuts for too long.
It's sad to see such a decline and so many people negatively impacted.