Pros
If you don't like your boss, wait a little while...
Cons
This company has serious issues from the CEO to the VP level. The CEO runs the company like a bank, rather than a manufacturer. It's all doom and gloom among the employees, with countermeasures and threats because the unreasonable targets are not met, but then come the end of the quarter, the CEO announces that we've had the best quarter ever. Miraculous! The acquired companies that make up Belden don't seem to really be growing, but on paper – because of a regular acquisition strategy and moving money from one currency to another – Belden appears to be growing to the shareholders. Hence, voila! Increased share value! Whatever keeps him on his jet, I guess… Once a new company comes on board, they are shuffled into obscurity. There's little investment in R&D, little investment in marketing, little to no support of sales people. By being bought, the company has served its purpose. It's time to move on to the next acquisition. But as an employee – especially in sales – you'll be data managed to death. The CEO is invisible to the rank and file. He rarely shows up for company-wide meetings. He's kind of like Bigfoot – someone has seen him, just not anyone you know. Generally, the only interaction he has with his below-VP-minions is a monthly two-page letter which invariably obsesses on share value calculation. If you have the misfortune of hearing him speak, it will amaze you. He can delve into the most granular and deep mechanisms of how Belden's share value is calculated, but in the entire speech, he will not once mention the value of employees to this process. You do “feel” him, though, through the countermeasures and corrective action pressures he exerts on the VPs which roll downhill like boulders onto your head. Gotta keep him on that jet, you know... As was mentioned in a previous review, don't just take the word of these reviews here (watch out, too, for the artificial reviews posted by HR to counter the negative ones). Look up former Belden staff on LinkedIn and reach out to them. Hear their experiences before you sign on the dotted line. There's too many companies out there that know how to value their employees to spend even one moment with this miserable organization.
