The plant I worked at had a "banana curve" shipping line every month, year after year. It was not uncommon for 60-75% or so of the months shipments to go out in the last week of the month, sometimes even in the last few days. Lots of overtime for the shop, assembly, and shipping, then not much to do at the start of the next month and the process repeats itself, over and over and over again.
Raises were not very good in my experience, and I had good reviews. Mine the last few years were only around 2%. For anyone thinking of working at Flowserve, all I can say is make sure you hire in at an acceptable salary, because if you hire in low thinking you will make it up on the annual reviews, you are likely to be disappointed. Bonus was nice and was occasionally substantial, but there is no guarantee of it. We got one for several years in a row, but also missed getting anything for several years in a row as well.
Basically, just too much of an emphasis on short term results at the expense of everything else. In my experience, not much mattered except the monthly and quarterly shipping goals. Too much emphasis on putting fires out, rather than future fire prevention, if you catch my drift. And it was a high stress environment; often seemed like everything was rush, everything was an emergency. The constant stress of this "make it happen" mindset caused health issues for me, and I don't miss the company at all.
