Sinking ship. What was a good company, is now dead! Mass Layoffs (80% of headcount) Coming 9/2016! - Software Engineer Lenovo Employee Review

1.0
11 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A pay check that clears the bank, at least for the short term. Working on my CV on company time!

Cons

What was a good company before being acquired, is gone. The talent and innovation has been destroyed by incompetent leadership. Fiscal losses continue to mount due to lack of effective leadership, strategy and execution!

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Pros

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