All Hat, No Cattle - Knowledge Worker Lenovo Employee Review

1.0
Aug 25, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you need a job and you can't get in anywhere else then take it and hope for the best.

Cons

Weird company and culture. Chinese culture all the way, centralized Chinese infrastructure, the individual doesn't matter. Constant upheaval and reductions in staff, reorganizations, absolutely no stability. This company can't figure out what to do and it makes changes every quarter or two. Some people have been there a decade as they got absorbed from the IBM acquisition. Lenovo has been greatly affected by their bad billion dollar purchases of Motorola and IBM Server business and are panicking. China economy crashing only makes their outlook worse. They just cut a bunch of staff, with much more to come again soon. Working for this company has been awful and it was a bad career move for me. Don't believe the hype out there

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Lenovo Response
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Thank you for your response. It is true that Lenovo made 2 major strategic acquisitions in Motorola and X86. We also had reductions in force in 2015 associated to sizing the organization correctly for the long term. This is not the norm. You joined during this transition period. Lenovo has had a lot of success, particularly in acquiring the PC business from IBM. Our intention is to be just as successful with the current acquisitions. It is sad that you feel this way, but understandable considering how recently you joined. Lenovo is not looking for short term fixes, we are looking for long term strategic success. Transforming a company from PC to PC+ doesn't occur overnight or without challenges. We certainly do have a plan and we intend to succeed and would love to have your support.

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