Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,728 total reviews)
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Börje Ekholm

77% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,728 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ericsson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telekommunikation industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Aug 31, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

A good place to start a telecom career and gain industry knowledge.

Cons

Rampant corruption at the top with zero leadership accountability—evident in multiple civil lawsuits, DOJ investigations, and convictions. Shareholder bailout seems to be the strategy. The leadership consists of pretenders, politicians, and referees rather than true leaders. Decisions are driven by job preservation rather than genuine leadership for business growth, customer satisfaction, and customer retention. Chronic overcommitment and under-delivery. Diversity is merely a checkbox; the top remains a white men's fraternity club. The company claims Swedish values and culture, but these only apply to departments actually based in Sweden.

2.0
Jan 30, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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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,

1.0
Jan 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

9-5 job if that's what you're looking for.

Cons

Software Engineers are underpaid here. The salary does not keep up with the rising prices in Athlone. I have been working here for almost 2 years. Neither had a career chat nor goal setting session. They just expect you to complete tasks in scrum. Mass hiring of Engineers from India, so they can keep them for at least 2 years. There's also not much to do in Athlone. Do not recommend moving there if you're by yourself as it can get lonely. Transportation to the office is not bad, clinics are always busy and there is no hospital nearby.

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