I have worked in many companies and none of them could be praised for transparency. However, HW is the least transparent company I have worked for so far. I would rate the openness between managers and employees as very bad. To me, this indicates that HW does not care about increasing employee engagement and having a stronger company culture, nor improving morale and lowering job-related stress.
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Sure the lack of transparency at HW is disappointing. Pretty much everything is a disappointment ... lack of empathy, lack of honesty, lack of fairness, etc. One of the most distressing things recently was the lack of transparency involving the 2020 layoffs. Decisions (often terrible) were being made by unknown managers for unknown reasons. First line managers were denying being involved. Who should be held accountable, a shadow? This was truly shameful behavior by the leadership team. Ultimately, the CEO is responsible, and he needs to go. Someone should print out an archive of the last five years of this message board and send it to everyone on the board of directors.
Nope, in fact i would appreciate it if leadership just went back to their race cars and 500 wine and stopped bending over backward to lie.
We need LESS transparency.
Honeywell leadership uses passionate emails of feigned transparency (q4 results are bad dont expect MIPs!) solely as a way to spread blame and CYA their bonus. Their transparency is all about admitting they have no real ability to make decisions or acquire resources needed to deliver world class results. They "share" their stress with workers that have no ability to influece those outcomes. Why are you telling me this?
OP: It's simple. Honeywell's corporate executive leadership gives business performance requirements to the division presidents which filters down to the site leaders, directors, managers, supervisors, etc.
The leaders are required to "salute and execute" to meet the goals or they will be replaced and told to leave the company. They do not have the option to listen to the employee complaints and forward them back up the chain of leadership. It's been this way for nearly 20 years. Employee morale doesn't matter to them. They will simply replace you by the 9 Block review system via RIF or expect you to get fed up and leave.
This is a joke right? HW is all about YOU making me MONEY! You are no different then a button making machine. Only reason for existance IS TO MAKE ME SUM MONEY!
They even toyed with new employee welcoming video clip from Jerry McGuire "Show me the money"