I have been monitoring the control forum for several years now. Over this time I have read a lot of complaints and in general negative comments about working for Johnson Controls. Too be on the fair side, not all comments were negative, but I would bear to say the majority are. There are some definite strong opinions about Johnson Controls. I have not read too many negative comments about working for Siemens. Siemens is a large corporation too. I don’t hear about to many people leaving Siemens for Johnson Controls, but I hear about many people leaving Johnson Controls for Siemens. I can speak only for the market I live in, but the local branch of Siemens seems to have much stability and long-term employees, while the local Johnson Controls branch seems to have high turn over. I read about the constant restructuring at Johnson Controls. Siemens even after going through a lot of company changes from Landis and Gyr, to Electowatt, to Siemens, seems to have more focus and direction, loyal customers, and employee satisfaction. Can this statement be said for the rest of the country? Is Siemens overall a better company to work for? Are there better pay, advancement, benefits, and working environment at Siemens? Does Siemens do a better job of setting up better local management structures?
