Pros
Colleagues can be really great, fantastic people to work with. The People team has gone through significant layoffs and a big portion of the work in the last couple of years has been reductions and layoffs but together, the team worked through it. The culture of the team is great- if you are in the head office region. If you are outside of it, or in a remote location, you will feel isolated. Employees who are in the US are preferred and get more attention, increases, and career growth.
Cons
Unfortunately the current management team in the US/Plano is the weakest that I experienced in the several years working at Ericsson. They are not connected to the reality of their team or what their day to day is like. Performance management is very weak, particularly with one of the leaders under the Head of People. I have never had such a poor experience with a leader. my first 2 managers at Ericsson valued me and supported me and providided feedback, one on ones. In order for the People Team to be successful, they must put in strong leaders who are connected to their team and sees their stengths. -Salaries are not equitable; very big variation in the salaries given to employees doing the same work. -Leaders in the US are not strong enough to support remote teams. The system is set up to fail. - Those who truly speak up are ultimately punished for it. If you do not comply and fit into a mould, you will be terminated . -Ericsson says they value work life balance, but they have laid off/fired women with young families at a higher percentage than anyone else. They favor young emloyees with no kids, or those without the responsibility of young kids. -For this role in North America, prepare to put in significantly more than 40 hours per week if you want to keep your job,