Five’s a Charm!

Among the 2022 survey’s findings:

• Employees feel appreciated by their managers.
• Managers help employees grow and learn.
• The company is headed in the right direction.
• Employees are well-informed about important company decisions.
• Freudenberg enables employees to work to their full potential.
• The company embraces innovative ideas and different points of view.
• Employees feel included at Freudenberg.
• Freudenberg does things efficiently and well.

At the same time, employees noted that interdepartmental collaboration needs improvement, core values must be strengthened and helping employees understand how their work contributes to Freudenberg’s success, needs to be amplified.

“We have much to be proud of,” Portu noted. “Our transformation to an e-mobility technology leader is nothing short of remarkable. As we change, however, we must reinforce our values, talk openly and often with one another, and acknowledge the tremendous skills and expertise that our employees contribute to the process.”

The Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces Program has been a part of the corporate work scene in Michigan for the past 15 years. Companies are nominated and rated by their employees through an anonymous survey conducted by Energage, a Free Press research partner that tracks key workplace practices that influence how employees feel about their companies. Small, medium, and large companies participate in the Top Workplace competition in separate categories.