Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,736 total reviews)
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Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,736 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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18K reviews
2.0
Sep 12, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Not much stress, good work/life balance. Stable and reliable HR processes. Good training opportunities.

Cons

No career path for software engineers. The idea of being a generalist (knowing a bit of everything) is promoted but weirdly it is rewarding to be a specialist in one field. Not an ideal place for ambitious people. Company politics, slow execution. Recognition, even if you do a great job, you may not see the benefits other than cinema tickets.

1.0
Sep 6, 2017

Ericsson

Recommend
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Pros

Interersting technology still. However mature industry and lack of financial growth.

Cons

Values and culture has deteriorated together with financial problems. Ericsson will have a very difficult time ahead before light can be seen in the tunnel.

3.0
Sep 3, 2017

A Once-Great Company Slowly Being Killed By Internal Bureaucracy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, employee and spouse insurance, matched 401(k). Challenging work. Diverse workforce from all around the world. Good work/life balance. Great internal culture. Excellent opportunities to travel internationally.

Cons

A almost unbreakable "silo" mentality that prevents teams from coordinating and collaborating effectively. Everyone is fighting to protect their little kingdoms. Management is focused exclusively in cutting costs, ignoring the trends of the telecom and high-tech industries. Management is obsessed with following processes to the detriment of actually accomplishing goals. Strong lack of willingness to take responsibility and accountability; everyone is looking for someone else to blame instead of trying to resolve issues.

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