(NOTE: I am posting this review because working in this company was affecting my health and personal life. I am aware of several former and current employees in the same situation)
The company was acquired by Hitachi Ltd between 2018 and 2020. So far, this has been a wasted investment. There is nothing remaining of ABB's good reputation. The focus is on output maximization at any cost (quality, safety, development, etc.).
- **Corrupted management:** Favoritism towards friends and family is quite frequent when filling management positions. --> Result: Fewer competent people, leading to all kind of problems.
- **Internal knowledge loss:** Senior employees frequently left the company and were replaced by inexperienced people. --> Result: More issues and increased workload for everyone. This pattern occurred in every department and escalated in a chain reaction.
- **Toxic environment:** Chaos takes over the daily business of every department. --> Result: Everyone is stressed out, leading to tense situations between colleagues.
- **No HR presence:** There is no professional, neutral oversight (recruitment, performance management, learning and development, career planning, employee evaluation, etc.). --> Result: Managers gain control over these aspects, often to their benefit.
- **No company culture** --> Result: No interest in long-term improvement. If someone leaves, they are simply replaced. It is strictly about working for money.
External neutral complaints don't work. I submitted my concerns to the official external neutral tool for complaints, NAVEX EthicsPoint, almost 2 years ago, and I haven't received a response.
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