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Tyco under-pays, but for the area it can be sufficient if you have no debt. The benefits are good and immediate. Vacation is pro-rated, so you have all your sick/vacation days at the start of the year. 5% 401(k) match when I was there which is fantastic and is extremely helpful when your income isn't great. Pay is actually very unfair. It is rate-of-the-job, not based on time worked there. For example, after one year, I had the same wage as a coworker who had been there for ten years. Also, not all jobs have training matrixes, so despite employees doing a job for years and being experts, they refuse to pay full wage because they are not certified as being trained. Which is absolutely ridiculous. The overtime is also ridiculous. I was hired on for a Mon-Thur ten hour day schedule. However, most weeks was ten hours Mon-Fri, and six hours Sat. Mandatory. When I was hired, multiple departments had been on overtime for 6+ months, and were still on overtime when I left a year and a half later. This job is impractical if you have responsibilities at home, considering to even have a Saturday free to catch up on chores you need to use a vacation day. You're also exhausted after being on your feet on concrete for ten hours. The poor rate of pay is masked by the overtime. You can make enough money to live here, but only because you're getting ten+ hours of overtime pay a week. Some coworkers are petty and always in bad moods, but most are nice and have a "we're all in this together" mentality. Equipment is out of date and needs replacing but the higher-ups refuse to spend the money, despite poor, frequently broken-down equipment being the cause overtime in the first place. However, it is not the local management that has control over this. They are as supportive as they can be, and most issues that arise aren't in their direct power to change, but still put up with all of the complaints from employees very amicably. Without the benefits package, I would never have stayed for as long as I did. If you are able to be away from home most of the week and don't mind monotonous work, it can be an alright place. I don't regret working here, it was a good experience and brought out some leadership qualities in me I didn't know I had.

•Interaction with Customers on designs and constructions, suggest alternate methods.
•Attend Customer and company offered quality training programs.
•Assisted in designing and building a HDI, high speed, high layer count prototype factory.
•Help in getting our shop to next level in technology by improving our capabilities.
•Provided leadership and coordinate the activities of process engineering, manufacturing, R&D, customer service, and other functional areas continual improvement efforts. Activities include the use of corrective and preventive actions, FMEAs, process control plans, SPC, six sigma techniques, lean manufacturing, 5S, and problem solving.
•Coordinate management review in order for top management to focus on and assess the effectiveness of the quality management system, to address business needs, and to achieve the quality objectives. Ensure process owners in the organization assess and improve the effectiveness of their processes.
•Planned, promoted, and organized training activities related to quality and reliability.
•Led the Material Review Board (MRB) efforts to determine the disposition of non-conforming materials.
•Led & coordinated the investigation of intra-plant involved customer complaints (using proven problem solving application and experience – 8 D problem solving) and had the key accountability to obtain acceptable corrective and preventive responses and actions from other plants and entities when there was a customer rejection.
•Planned and prepared engineering department budget including the planning of purchases of machines and maintenance of equipment so as to maintain an acceptable level of replacement parts at all times.
•Provided leadership, coordinated and controlled the engineering department in maintaining an efficient and effective technical team.
•Responsible for the planning and overseeing the work and technical operation of the entire chemical, mechanical and electrical systems including proper preventive maintenance and repair programs of equipment to ensure their work efficiency and optimum utilization.

Was hoping for more official training once pulled onto the team - it was kind of just expected to learn as you go and copy from old jobs rather than fully teaching employees how panels operate and interact with initiation and notification devices.  Slowly picked up fire alarm codes for spacing, placement, standards, etc. Be sure to write everything down to use as reference later. 
Also being on time is very important to the manager I worked for, it didn't matter if you stayed 4 hours late everyday, being 5 minutes late in the morning is the worst thing you can do. 
Communication was very poor, if a detail was created for device, panel or system layout and placed on the server without the drafter/designer informing the team others would then later spend time recreating the same drawing over again only to find out it's already been complete. The drafting standards aren't 'up to par' and drastically vary from branch to branch. No one is simply implementing any guidelines. 
I got lucky and had one of the best (in my opinion) fire suppression project designers in the company as my main manager until he took a higher paying position in a out of state branch. But there are many very knowledgable designers and engineerings in the company, only issue is breaking down that wall that many engineers put up to avoid the annoying fellow employees, but once you're in with the right mentor the knowledge will keep increasing.

The core values of the company goes back to the early 2000's when executives were found to be inappropriately fudging company financials. A decade and a half later, with many management changes and ethics programs since, the culture remains driven by management compensation bonus programs. A quick measure of "truth" would be to assess publicly stated financial projections verses actual results, where each quarter and annual forecast have always met their goal since 2000. 

Given the market volatility over that period how could a company "always" come out hitting "positive" numbers for more than 15 years straight? Hard work or luck? 

The answer is simple, focus on financials through international tax avoidance schemes, deferral of necessary re-investment, constant downward spiral of headcount reduction, and spinning off business units to obfuscate missed quarters.

A day in the life for an employee is driven by bullying tactics, and over the last couple of years anyone voicing up in contrast to leadership have found themselves in waves of layoffs. Remaining staff is accountable for picking up the work of two or three other employees, and run stressed with 50+ hours work weeks.

Operationally the organization runs extremely tight with regards to expenses. So tight that even core risk areas for the company, such as Information Security or Business Continuity, are void of basic resources or controls - inspection of public and internal audits will support this statement. Do not expect growth or skill development opportunities as the funding for same simply has never existed.

Tyco have some good benefits including college tuition.  It is centrally located in Aurora on major bus lines. It is easy to get to. The call center pays weekly. It is easy to get hired. As a 24/7 operation there are options of hours one can work and PLENTY of overtime.

But there are no real promotions just more work without real financial compensation. The pay is just a little bit better than fast foods. But it is still low enough, combined with higher insurance every year, each year worked at Tyco means one is earning less than the year before.

It is NOT family friendly, there is no trust, and some management don't even have a college degree. Nepotism and favoritism are the decision makers. There are infestations of bedbugs, roaches, AND mice. Many of the chairs are broken so you have to test them before sitting down completely. Many of the chairs have gross dark stains in the cushions. The phone equipment is REALLY old.  When the phone system goes down phone numbers have to be dialed one digit at a time by fingertip. In training they stress professionalism but once on the call center floor it is common to see some women dressed like they just came from the nightclub. The system is structure that spending too much time on the phone with a customer hurts your stats and that will get you written up.  Morale is something the veterans talk about that use to exist, but for us new hires, no one wants to become a veteran at Tyco.  When you see some of the people Tyco will hire it is hard to imagine who they would turn away so put on your flip-flops and come on in.

A typical day at work consists of discontinuing accounts in billing and monitoring, answering phone calls, answering emails, entering discontinuance information into our database, and helping resolve customer complaints. In the time that I have worked for Tyco, I have learned an abundance of helpful things. I've learned about patience, time management, money management, conflict resolution, professionalism, and so much more. I could go on for days about the things Tyco has taught me. I am beyond grateful for the company and the position I have held here. I have had 3 different managers in the time that I have worked here and the managing styles have all been very different. I do think management could use some improvement but all in all, I think the managers do a fine job with all of the stress they're under. The discontinuance team is a team of 3 or 4 people. I have worked with one person continuously since I started working for Tyco. He tends to create a hostile work environment and is very prejudice because of my gender and age but he's the reason I've learned about patience, what is professional, what is not professional, and etc. The hardest part of my job would have to be the angry customers. Sometimes by the time they get to me, they're so angry that they curse, scream, yell, and it's a nightmare but I've learned a lot about conflict resolution and a lot about patience in working with these types of customers. The most enjoyable part of my job would probably be entering the information into the database because it's easy, fast, and I know the process like the back of my hand.

Management does not like to be questioned or take suggestions. So called "focus groups" and "town hall meetings" are not designed to get your ideas they are so employees can tell management they are doing a good job. It is easy to get blackballed for lodging complaints even if it is done in a professional manner using the correct chain of command. Once blackballed you will not be chosen for any activities that can expand your experience or allow you to learn new skills. When new jobs are posted managers go over to people they like i.e. quiet people who don't say anything and "encourage" (which is really an order) them to apply whether they want to apply or not. After applying many find out there is no raise attached to said promotion. Other who apply voluntarily are routinely excluded for being too active and volunteering too much.
It's easy to find yourself doing 3x the work you did before with no compensation. That's why they like the quiet ones after they find out they got promoted with no raise they are unlikely to say anything. Also if you back out of a so called promotion because there are no raises a person stands a good chance of never being considered again. If you can keep your head down and let them mess up your paycheck, make rules that conflict with each other, not give you adequate information to exceed at your job but still write you up for things you didn't know because you weren't told. Abide by rules made up on the spot.Then this is the place for you

A typical day at Tyco is usually very annoying.  You usually have to show up a half hour early (off the clock) in order to find a working computer with a chair that works.  You will often swipe out chairs from different desks to find one that works, even then you will go home with a sore back.  The cubicle separators are so low, you often hear the conversations of others while you are on one ear headsets. The call center floor is extremely outdated, and smells like a dirty seafood restaurant. 

  There is no communication, and you will often be placed with more work with no additional compensation.  If there is any type of communication, its very contradicting.  Much of your training is done with a computer, and not a human being.  Management is very supportive, but they tend to take their time assisting you, while your being based on your average handling time.  

  In regards to compensation, the only positive aspect is the benefits.  There is almost no take home pay to live off of, or you must work overtime to have a little extra cash to go home with.  

  The most enjoyable aspect is the break areas, although the breaks are often too short and you are usually working more than 2 hours between your breaks. 

  This a perfect job who is entering the work force, or is just looking for extra cash (part-time or retirees).  If you are established, and experienced in the field, I would not recommend Tyco.

A typical day at work for me was starting the day off by loading the trailers with full pallets of boxes that were already shipped in the system. After that I would set up pallets for the next shipments. When that was done I would go to my computer and start shipping product. When I was done with my shipments I would help with pulling orders, cycle count, stocking, checking in product, receiving and help other co-workers in their departments if they needed help.

I learned how to do everything a certain way to make my job easier. There were many things I learned about how some of my co-workers did their jobs in their departments so I could help out if I didn't have anything to do and if they needed my help.

The management was awsome they were always there to help you with something if you didn't know what to do. When you made a good decision to do something a certain way and if they liked how you did it they would tell you good job.

My co-workers that I worked with were cool. They made everyday enjoyable and a fun experience. Everyone was willing to help you out if you needed help with anything.

For me there really there wasn't anything that was to hard for me to do.

The most enjoyable part of the job was when there was alot of work to do because then the day would go by faster.

We were the only ductile iron foundry under Tyco before the merger.  My typical day at work involved all HR duties that come with serving employees, carrying out company programs and policies, and meeting objectives set by the management team.  The HR culture is stressful no matter where you work, but the company culture helps compliment the job satisfaction of serving others.  The safety culture is the best as noted by their achievement in 3.5 million safe hours without lost time.  The tools of 5S and Six Sigma were emphasized utilizing employee team committees who collaborated and communicated awareness and process changes to make safety a priority every day.  The most enjoyable part of the job is watching employees participate in company activities that celebrated accomplishments, award recognition and advancements.  The management team cared about their team players who worked the factory floor in all types of challenging conditions.  I say team players because everyone fit this category.  You can count on getting excellent training even for the new hires learning new skills.

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