In rapid decline as a place to work. Local mgt terrified of Senior mgt in headquarters in Sweden. - Senior Engineer Ericsson Employee Review

2.0
Oct 26, 2016
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Pros

Great colleagues. Cutting edge tech. Good training. Free doc. Subsidised health ins. Overtime is paid.

Cons

Career progression path is non existent. Big boys club at the top. Middle mgt are pawns for them and swedish owners. Terrified of appearing expensive to maintain so don't pay staff as a result. Also terrified of not meeting deadlines so staff development is sacrificed. Constant mixed messages, e.g. We are 100% agile - ah, when it suits". No incentive for young staff to stay. In reality, they spend huge money on training staff for competitors! Need to hire some socially aware people. Too many socially inept (but highly intelligent) people being hired. Not good team people. Need a balance. Yes, these people are super intelligent, but cannot communicate with peers. They constantly patronise high performers at appraisal time with feedback sandwiches and tails of company woe, before justifying lack of pay progression. It's not a 24/7 operation, but increasingly employees are expected to work huge overtime to get badly planned and coordinated projects over the line.

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