Cummins reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,036 total reviews)
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Jennifer Rumsey

84% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Cummins has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,036 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cummins employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Sep 16, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

CTT will train you up very quickly, lots of courses, well planned grad scheme and a company I'd recommend to grads and new engineers or those who want/need more training. Most senior staff in technology groups are very good at their jobs and willing to help those who need advice on technical solutions. Large number of young engineers and active social scene as a result.

Cons

But be warned the company falls down on realising how valuable you'll become and thus promoting you, you WILL get better offers elsewhere within a couple of years. There are other issues such as pooled pay schemes and promotions and highly union controlled promotion plan. i.e. you're ranked in regards to others on your pay grade and go up in relation to your performance relative to them not the people you work with day in day out. You can't go up 2 grades at once. Some jobs appear to be ranked as being more valuable than others and it's basically the fire fighting jobs i.e. despite the company preaching that we should all get things right first time, it's the people who either fix other people's problems or their own(!) that get the most credit. Many of the senior managers have their own agendas and in times of financial difficulties your promotions will depend on your personal relationships with them and not your actual performance. Needless to say there are a lot of cliques and if you're not part of them you could find yourself being held back for the most ridiculous things (as you are ranked against others on your pay grade and promotions are agreed upon by all the managers together). All in all, if you can be duplicitous or happy to just have a job you can't be fired from, then CTT is fine for you. If you are looking to really progress in your career quickly then avoid unless you are a grad who wants to be trained up with a view to entering another company at a higher level. If however, you play a fair game and don't hold punches then I'd personally advise looking elsewhere.

2.0
Jan 30, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent Pay Good growth prospects Promotes diversity,

Cons

Forced ranking system; scares you to death everyday on job Incompetence of senior management HR is biased towards hourly employees; they listen to hourly workers not management employees Going behind your back culture prevalent; Worst politics I have ever seen in a major corp. Can't say anything to hourly employees

1.0
Jan 26, 2012

Trade in your soul for a job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary is okay, about typical

Cons

Understaffed, but won't bring in new people when needed When orders pick up, kiss your work/life balance goodbye, overtime is declared on a moment's notice, including Saturdays Horrible working environment, very noisy Management expects clockwork precision in attendance, one nanosecond late (no matter what reason), and you get demerit points A "we own your soul" attitude in general

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