It’s a job, no more free time - Product Management Molex Employee Review

2.0
3 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers are genuinely great people, the only reason I stuck around as long as I did. 3-weeks standard vacation.

Cons

No work-life balance. Be ready to be on calls at 6AM and 9PM on the same day 3-4 times a week and get paid below the market. You WILL be judged for not being available 24/7. Compensation and promotions are a 'buddy system' and double standards are ubiquitous with the management “clique”. Bait and switch in terms of responsibility when accepting roles, you will manage double what is originally mentioned. When numbers dip ever so slightly, downsizing happens FAST. You have no decision rights on your products, upper managment will make decisions for you then look to you for answers when things go south. YEARS of exceeding expectations on my yearly reviews with not one bonus, you have to go to war for raises.

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Molex is a great community. There are a wide variety of professional employees to network with. It is a very large company, but a small community.

Cons

Decisions from upper management, do not always trickle down through the organization. Not all of the departments follow the same guidelines. Case in point is remote working. different groups have different allowances. It is a small thing, but an area that could improve.

2.0
6 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are very good for a company this size

Cons

Team is run based on last minute requests and on a lot of meetings to join leaving little time for your usual work. Director likes to devise “innovative” ways to get sales to give more information but instead it translates to chaotic management and more stress for demand planners. There are a lot of stress placed on leads for not getting their teams to get to unrealistic goals with an unsupportive sales team. There are hardly any consistent reviews for employees but it’s not unusual for employees themselves in PIPs. Overall I would say it’s a chaotic management style in this team. Pay hits industry average but not much more. Additionally there is an overemphasis on being in the office in this company because they recently invested millions in renovations so they track your badge swipes. There are really no company wide events to get people more unified other than a quarterly CEO town hall that managers force everyone to attend.

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