Lenovo reviews

Leadership is lacking. Decisions are often made with little to no analysis. Most global decisions are being forced on the entire company by the China region, with no concern for the effects on other markets. This has proven to be an extremely damaging strategy resulting in teams that are starving for resources, budgets, and work-life balance. No long term opportunity for advancement unless you're a Chinese national.

That said, it is still after all the PC industry they are battling in where margins are horrendous. Consequently, squeezing blood from the stone has material impacts on the workforce - especially those who work in non-Low Cost Jurisdictions. Obviously then, the employee base in North America & Western Europe is skeleton thin and the associated pressures apply. Wages are compressed in accordance with the aforementioned margin pressures, however with their record profits these past several quarters, one wonders what share of the profit the executive team is enjoying. Personnel in many ways are seen as a necessary evil and certainly regarded as replaceable. You won't find anything in their Lenovo Way culture document specifying the company's responsibility to, or appreciation for, the workforce. Quite conversely, it is the opposite - what the employee's duty is to the company.