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
26 Oct 2016
Recommend
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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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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
13 Mar 2026
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Pros

-Technological superior to most other companies with use of AI and promising future tech/programs -benefits and pay are very competetive -room for professional growth and advancement if you know how to work in a corporate environment -resume development and professional advancement

Cons

-leadership ideology doesnt match the company/CEOs mission statement or belief (company is said to be all for safety yet leaders get put in charge and quickly dismantle and lay off 3 quarters of the safety department) -Leadership changes structure to benefit themselves by having all support functions report to them instead of the CEO, this ensures all support functions take a back seat to production and financial gain to include their employees well being -Company restructured and reorganizes very often while showing no loyalty to the employees who work hard and want to stay, this leads to turn over of great employees.

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