Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Nokia

      Engaged Employer

      Nokia reviews

      4.0

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (18,662 total reviews)
      avatar

      Justin Hotard

      74% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nokia employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telekommunikation industry (3.6 stars).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      19K reviews
      3.0
      Aug 2, 2018

      Good at the beginning, but needs some changes done to keep more experienced developers happy.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good to get first experience. It's easy to get in with a relatively good salary (for a beginner). Some projects can be quite challenging and fun. Everyone is welcome to present their own ideas. Lots of really nice people. IF you get to be a part of a good team, you'll learn a lot...

      Cons

      ...but some teams consist of people who don't know what they're doing and the management doesn't seem to care enough to do something about this. More experienced employees leave, because of low salaries, work-life balance issues. Chaos. Sometimes you have to really fight to get all the information you need if you don't know the people who have it. It's possible to get a good salary when you start, but nearly impossible to get a good raise unless you decide to leave. The management at times doesn't understand that 9 women can't give birth to a baby in a month. Work-life balance and job quality will highly depend on the division you'll get into. It can get quite toxic in some circles and the management doesn't always care.

      5.0
      Jun 5, 2018

      It depends....

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nokia is a HUGE company, so it is critical to understand where you're going (will you be a part of Business Unit, Regional staff, Admin function that reports to Finland, etc.). Your experience will vary a Lot depending on where you work. I'm only familiar with a part of Nokia that develops networking equipment. The culture of this group is very different from the rest of the company. The group originally was formed by f-Alcatel purchase of a Silicon Valley start-up, so many people has done one+ start-ups and consequently the culture reflects it.

      Cons

      It's important to read Pros. Cons - you are a part of a very large company. If you're a superstar, it might not hurt you, but if you're "just a great above expectations employee", you might face with the fact that in order to increase xxx (whatever you want to increase), you'll have to look elsewhere. The pros - your paycheck comes regularly. The cons - it is hard to get anything special related to compensation because if your business/your role is doing great, there is certainly another business within such large company that is doing poorly. No stock (technically there is stock, but ... $5-stock with no stock grants is the same as "no stock)

      4.0
      May 22, 2018

      My experience has been good with Nokia, although I preferred when the company was Lucent Technologies

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Technical work is challenging; people are great to work with; get to work with teammates in Europe on a daily basis.

      Cons

      Over the past 7 or 8 years there have been a lot of internal reorganizations with some people being placed in groups where they don’t belong. They need to hire some young talent.

      Viewing 202 - 204 of 18,662 Reviews
      Related searches: Nokia jobs | Nokia salaries | Nokia benefits | Nokia interviews | Nokia conversations
      ReviewsNokia reviews

      Glassdoor has 22,611 Nokia reviews submitted anonymously by Nokia employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Nokia is right for you.