The place is a joke - Model Maker Lenovo Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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Lenovo Response
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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.

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