Lenovo reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(3,550 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Lenovo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,550 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lenovo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Jul 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

These guys are going places, no doubt. My belief is Lenovo's operational overhaul over the last 5 years has powered their marketplace success. They are a lean, mean fighting machine with a clear strategy integrated well into the daily execution of the business. Decisions are made quickly, acted on quickly, and seen through to completion. Lenovo will be the #1 PC company within 5 years, I'm sure. It's a fantastic place to cut your teeth and see how a well-oiled Fortune 500 company runs. Their leanness allows one to see all ends of the company, which is a rarity in most +$20B firms.

Cons

That said, it is still after all the PC industry they are battling in where margins are horrendous. Consequently, squeezing blood from the stone has material impacts on the workforce - especially those who work in non-Low Cost Jurisdictions. Obviously then, the employee base in North America & Western Europe is skeleton thin and the associated pressures apply. Wages are compressed in accordance with the aforementioned margin pressures, however with their record profits these past several quarters, one wonders what share of the profit the executive team is enjoying. Personnel in many ways are seen as a necessary evil and certainly regarded as replaceable. You won't find anything in their Lenovo Way culture document specifying the company's responsibility to, or appreciation for, the workforce. Quite conversely, it is the opposite - what the employee's duty is to the company.

3.0
Jun 29, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lenovo is a truly ground-breaking company - the first Chinese company to really go build a global brand. If you want to gain first hand experience on what has propelled the Chinese economy over the last decade plus, Lenovo's non-sales teams (corporate functions such as product development, product marketing, supply chain, finance, etc.) provide a great opportunity to understand a Chinese company from the inside.

Cons

Lenovo operates as a global company - key sites are all around the globe (North Carolina, Beijing, ShenZhen, Singapore, etc.) - so expect your work-life balance to take a hit as you'll be on the phone at all hours of the day.

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