Thread regarding Honeywell International Inc. layoffs

Dysfunctional Internally Focused Company

Honeywell is a miserable place to work that even its supplies eye roll when hearing that name. The culture uses HOS as a way to achieve a level of standardization to shut down the operations then move to a low cost country.

Management that changes constantly blaming the previous leadership and the next year will be a turnaround focus. Paying suppliers at 120 days or more which everyone globally knows they are dealing with a d---beat operation that believes their own press. Losing share in most of their business then buying another one to blow up.

A common work day is answering email at 6:00 to cover for the head-count is shredded then internally focused metrics that have little due do with addressing the customer, then go home to calls to answer email and get on conference calls until 11:00PM. Newly minted Executive’s that try to intimidate Sr. Managers by threats of the next restructuring quarter.

I recall one VP placed his finger at my nose “demanding absolute loyalty” in my first one on one meeting. Then a young President showed up at the site for an all hands meeting on short notice. Before introducing the President I asked if a brief introduction would be okay of which the reply was “I think I know who I am” as a way to establish dominance with an over the hand shake. What an insecure a-- clown this company is. VP's arriving from the UK with 5 year contracts that bounce around from division to division.

I had a contact in another division that I had not spoke to in 10 years that I knew while we were both with different companies. I called and we caught up about topics in the past few years and when he spoke about his HON business, I discovered the furloughs without pay , same dysfunction with flat results. If you seek out this company, beware of this soul stealing place and move on, c-appy benefits, 75% 401k match, and if you start to work on a Team check the directory every day before the exits begin. HON is a HIB visa dream job to work at 50 cents on the dollar and land in the US from China, India, Mexico, or former communist block country and move on in a couple of years. This CEO was good at accelerating to China and doesn't know how to become an Industrial IoT of things, just noise in a news release.

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It's dysfunctional because the key leaders don't trust each other in addition to being incompetent. They haven't for years. Look at Aero ALT. Everyone is afraid to speak against the numb nuts who can't ship product and his minions. Anyone who does is counseled and then punished. What a great organization when you can't discuss defects and how to fix them (fire the id--t).

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Post ID: @6uoj+XiCcLUw

Happy to have left this miserable company over 2 years ago, started well made Band 4 in three years after military retirement. Then the a--hole Site Director in Clearwater started pushing people out if they didn't kiss up to him. Guess all that is left is people riding it out until 65 or those directors dumb enough not to understand there will no one left to blame for your lousy leadership.

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Post ID: @5uze+XiCcLUw

Grumps, just leave

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Post ID: @5fad+XiCcLUw

My last straw was getting screwed out of a band 4 bonus. That was years ago. Bet they used my bonus money towards restroom upgrade at Engines.

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Post ID: @dxr+XiCcLUw

Just waiting if I can (am 62) till the "open office" (play-school furniture) arrives as that is the last straw for me .

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Post ID: @yaz+XiCcLUw

So true. Glad I am out!

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