First let me say that I've heard many different opinions on Pelco, and it seems that it is highly dependent on the position of the employee. Many people I know in manufacturing love it here, because it offers them more than the average manufacturing job. Given that, I can only give my opinion based on my position (professional level employee).
The worst part about working for Pelco is the frustration knowing that Pelco seems to be in the position to really lead the Security market, but consistently stumbles due to ineptitude of Senior Management. No matter how much or little you work, it really doesn't seem to have an effect on your pay, lack of bonuses, status in the company, or congratulations (or lack there of). There doesn't seem to be any punishment of upper management if they are consistently late on projects (which seems to be the way of life around here). A big reason for this seems to be the manufacturing culture that this company grew up in. It started as a metal bending company, and despite its seeming luck to be in the position it is in as a leader in the industry, it still acts like a metal bending company. People are in Senior Management because they have been with the company for a long time, and not because they are good at what they do. The manufacturing culture doesn't end there. When defending its stance on benefits, or bonuses, or whatever, Pelco always compares itself to manufacturing companies rather than Technology companies. The benefits are really poor at Pelco, and they have just gotten worse with changes taking affect in July.
If you are coming from a technology company and are considering working at Pelco, I'd think twice about the decision. The number of managers, and the number of levels of management it takes to get from you to the CEO is astounding. Given all that management, it seems like no one is in charge, and no one has the power to make any decisions. Things seem to happen around here because they just happen, and not because there has been any decision on the topic. Processes are still all paper driven, and we are just NOW starting to use electronic processes. Like above, as a technology company, Pelco is stuck in the 80's... as a manufacturing company, who knows, maybe they are modern.
As a bonus, Pelco was recently acquired by Schneider Electric, a public company. So they are stepping one by one through the top ten list of everything you do when you buy a company who isn't the most profitable. Cut benefits, check. Get rid of temps, check. Hiring freeze, check. Freeze on purchase orders, check.
