Lenovo reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,549 total reviews)
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Yang Yuanqing

87% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Lenovo has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,549 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lenovo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Aug 1, 2019

The place is a joke

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Pros

The people I met and worked with in this toxic environment and was in the same boat I was.

Cons

Possibly too many to name, horrible hours, leadership that is completely delusional. the people in charge still think that the mobile phone division is irrelevant they have no idea that the world doesn't care. So they still run the place like it's a Fortune 500 big shot company but in reality it's a joke. The turnover and layoffs are horrendous. I read a book once and it described combat as mundane periods of really not doing much punctuated bye moments of sheer terror and when they're over a bunch of your friends are gone. That's pretty much this place in a nutshell due to all the layoffs, of which I made it through seven of them. Despite having to constantly lay people off you'd think at some point they would rethink how they do business but they never learn and they just keep making the same mistakes over and over and over. I worked for Motorola at first and when Lenovo took over it got worse. the products turn to garbage the treatment of the employees got worse, layoffs ramped up. most of the people I know that are still there are just biding their time waiting for their severance packages and not working real hard at anything and I think that definitely shows in their latest products.

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Thank you for taking the time to write this review, and for your service to Motorola and Lenovo. Reducing our workforce is a difficult, but necessary, decision to make as we continue to execute our strategy for Intelligent Transformation while achieving sustainable, profitable growth. Recently we had to take this step of rebalancing our headcount and skills to position us for the future. We treated those affected with dignity and respect, and offered a strong transitional program. While we may reduce positions in certain areas of the business, we are investing in others, adding new employees with the necessary skills to fuel our future growth. Lenovo will continue to make adjustments as needed as part of our ongoing management of the business.
1.0
Oct 29, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Upon reaching your goal, you'll receive a rewarding compensation package

Cons

The company displays several critical shortcomings: a lack of work-life balance, a myopic focus on market share at the expense of employee well-being, fostering an inhumane working environment, and a toxic company culture. Additionally, there's a pervasive refusal to acknowledge poor decisions made by top management, a failure to develop strategies for integrating non-Lenovo products with existing solutions and services, and a notable incapacity to efficiently deploy solutions for customers. The top management consistently questions without grasping the ground realities, offering no supportive guidance. Instead, they resort to harshly reprimanding employees, creating an unwelcoming environment resembling scolding without constructive feedback, thus fostering an atmosphere of disrespect and disregard for employee well-being. It appears that Lenovo follows a troubling practice of laying off employees, disregarding their confirmed achievement of sales targets. This norm of dismissing individuals despite meeting their sales goals raises concerns about job security and the company's commitment to valuing employee contributions.

1.0
Oct 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I can't think of anything good, it is a toxic environment.

Cons

I worked for Motorola/Lenovo for about 5 years. I started in the office in another country where I am a citizen. I was given the opportunity by Lenovo to transfer to the US on an L1 VISA program sponsored by them. I accepted their relocation and sponsorship offered to move from my home country to the US where I wanted to work and live long term anyway. I sold most everything I had and shipped the rest to my new place in the US. Once in the US, Lenovo started the process of naturalization through the immigration process. Very thankful for this opportunity, but things took a turn for the worse. Six months into my new work life in the US, Lenovo had ANOTHER mass round of layoffs impacting myself but the rest of my team. Lenovo dropped the immigration process and sponsorship and now that I was only on an L1 VISA no other company could sponsor me and I had 2 months to return to my home country with no assistance from Lenovo. They turned their back on me and many of my other co-workers in the same situation giving us no options to stay in the US. With little money to my name I almost lost everything all the while Lenovo just says goodbye, sorry our business needs have changed. Lenovo's business needs and leadership change every six months trying to pivot to the next

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