Robert Bosch reviews

1. SW development is a myth, usually the projects are completely carried over from other existing projects with very minimal or zero changes to the existing SW. 2. Scope for innovation is zero, at-least in Park Pilot cluster (Dept. ESU - Ultrasonics) 3. If coding is what one is interested in, this is absolutely not the place to work at. 99% of the times, configuration is what is termed as 'coding' 4. Organisation is least bothered about associate's interest . 5. Credit is not given where it is due. 6. I have seen people working of weekends due to high work pressure (no compensations) 7. A fresher and a person with an experience of 12-15 years does the similar tasks at the same pace since it is usually configuration based. 8. Development is usually documenting the same things again and again in different tools. 9.Not much scope for co-curricular activities. Almost nil. 10. Management expects the employees to take part in organisational activities (part of yearly goals) but will never give the credit at the end of the year during goals discussion. 11. During the interview, they say promotions are purely based on performance but in reality, it is usually based on the number of years of work experience. Quantity overtakes quality when it comes to promotion 12. Usually it is like a master slave concept between RBEI and Germany, RBEI and China. The tasks that the German or Chinese clients are uninterested in are deputed to RBEI (specific to ESU Dept.).

- Long, long , long hours (10h to 12h days are the norm) - No paid overtime whatsoever, so hourly salary is fairly low - Too much work for to few people - Expect a lot of inexperienced hires every year, and when they have some experience, they leave for better opportunities. As such, not many people really know much about the work, knowledge vanishes pretty quickly, and must be re-learnt again and again. - HR system automatically docks overtime at 50h, so when you work more than 50h overtime (normal after a couple of months), it will never show - Every project is rushed to get to the market ASAP, resulting in poor product quality and many client complaints - Initial salary OK, but it takes forever to grow (4+ years) and is not proportional to the daily effort they demand from you - Career growth is lackluster. It happens mostly due to office politics, and mostly for those who "drink the corporate Kool-aid" - Constant speeches about how "We only want the best" and "We are the best company to work in Portugal" by HR and management is really tiring after a while, and doesn't help solve any of the company's problems