No work life balance at all - Marketing ABB Employee Review

2.0
Apr 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

As an organisation standards are very high and good opportunity to grow

Cons

No work life balance. Senior manager has a tendency to push subordinates to work in night after all day outdoor routine activities. Specifically on Friday evening used to push to be online in late night and work which normally affects personal time of refreshments and surprisingly that continues till Saturday also and in any weekends. Late night work can happen during month-end situations but not most of the weekend of the month. Again from Monday morning working starts. Very very claustrophobic environment to work.

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5.0
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Amazing work environment, extremely friendly and helpful peers and managers.

Cons

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1.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

The potential for high return on investment (ROI) is massive. An engineer who understands process optimization can easily find hundreds of thousands (or millions) in savings if management actually allows those improvements to be implemented.

Cons

Management by Cronyism: The facility is run by a "protected circle" of managers who have long-term personal friendships. Accountability does not exist because performance is secondary to loyalty. Lack of Technical Competency: Senior management transplanted from other facilities lacks a fundamental understanding of the large-scale products built here. This knowledge gap leads to terrible operational decisions. Hostile and Unprofessional Culture: The leadership style relies heavily on yelling, crossed boundaries, and trying to "dig up dirt" on team members to deflect from their own technical failures. The "Revolving Door" Effect: Morale is incredibly low. It is common to see qualified staff in departments like Process Engineering quit in under a year because the environment is so toxic. Retaliation Over Resolution: HR is not a safe resource. Reporting legitimate concerns regarding safety, management behavior, or operational failures results in targeted retaliation rather than corrective action.

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