Siemens

OK, entry-level job, you don't need any former experience to get hired. Very good insurance for direct-hired engineers.

This is specific to the West Chicago plant. As an engineer, your past experience doesn't matter at all. Everything in the engineering group is a con. Management is horrible, and communication to the employee is based on secrecy; it's very unorthodox. Your skill set will rot as you are underused for it. Everything is micromanaged, and all the blame goes to the engineering department. The manager never fights back; instead, they add more pressure onto the group. Everyone is here for themselves; there is no such thing as teamwork. There is zero training, but management expectations are high. It lacks manufacturing procedures and processes; open issues just get patched. HR is rarely present when needed. There is huge engineering/staff turnover. Such an unorganized plant, I don't understand how it holds the Siemens name.

Form and train all employees about Siemens processes, procedures, and ethics. Some managers got to go.