Terribly managed company with a stifling, horrible culture. - Anonymous employee Wayne Fueling Systems Employee Review

1.0
20 Mar 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company has long history, and some interesting products. Ample parking...otherwise there's not a lot to recommend.

Cons

Pretty much everything. Look, a lot of the people at Wayne are nice individuals, but the culture from the top down is one of blame-shifting and favoritism - neither of which engenders team spirit. There are a couple of good leaders that stayed with the business after GE sold it, but the rest are more interested in protecting their positions and scrambling to satisfy the capricious whims of the comically out of touch CEO than in actually leading or developing their teams. Compensation is low, and incentives and raises are capped at a marginal rate for most employees. Turnover seemed to increase every year that I worked there. Change management is a huge problem within the company, which translates into an insecure workforce that is too concerned with whether or not they'll still have a job in a week to actually do their jobs. Layoffs aren't uncommon and are rarely communicated - one day someone is there and the next day they aren't. The blame game runs rampant at Wayne, and too often the wrong people get sacked when something goes wrong simply because the rest of their teammates were more adept at office politics. There's not a lot of room for advancement in most functions, and many managers aren't interested in developing or promoting employees. That goes double for women and minorities. All but a couple of senior leadership positions are occupied by white men.

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Pros

Good pay and advancement opportunities.

Cons

Long hours and high pressure.

5.0
17 May 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Big enough to move the industry, yet small enough that an individual can make a real difference here. I've worked at much larger companies where no matter what you do, it's hard to really have an impact. Not true here. The executive team is visible, engaged, approachable, and sincerely cares about the business and the people that make it happen. The CEO and VP's know the names of most everyone it seems. Also the CEO and the VP's communicate frequently with the organization through town hall meetings of various kinds, round table meetings, blogs etc. It's great to hear what's going on in different parts of the company, and they make that easy. Wayne is also a great combination of technology company (software, electronics, and hydraulics) that leads with innovation, but also a strong manufacturing and sales company as well.

Cons

There are a lot of folks that have been at Wayne for a long time. That's both a good and bad thing. It shows it's a great place to work, but also sometimes folks can be resistant to change. There's a bit too much silo type thinking across functions but I do see that improving. Also, there's a bit too much passive aggressive behavior with folks saying they're on board or will do something, but then don't actually do it.

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