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Work-life balance exists, but poor PM understanding limits success

Sc Engineering
Current Employee
Has worked at Motorola for 4 years
October 4, 2026
Bayan Lepas
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Typical 8-5 work, consider work life balance, occasionally still need to attend night call due to business need, but not frequent.

Pay wages is meh, you still can earn something like "High Five" or ESPP which is great deal.

Cons

Overall, over 90% of the Program Managers do not know how to become a Program Manager. I doubt that they even learn something from PMP, even though they have passed the exam. In their mindset, it is just urgent, urgent, urgent, and they do not care about the solutions and all that. They just want to know when to settle and close the case. One of the worst organization's PMs I have seen yet.

Advice to Management

Please recertify all the Program Managers, regardless of whether they are from R&D or Supply Chain. The first PMP lesson already mentions that it is about people management and you have to manage your stakeholders to move your project along, not just only know how to say URGENT, URGENT, URGENT and EXPEDITE (or worst case, ESCALATION is used every time and everywhere).

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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