Nokia reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,665 total reviews)
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73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,665 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).

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5.0
Jun 29, 2016

Great innovative company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nokia offers innovative engineering, at cutting edge of technology, employing an enjoyable international mix of people and offering a full spectrum of career opportunities. The offices are greatly located in the center of Antwerp. Nokia has a very interesting venture also : Nuage Networks.

Cons

The company could probably do a better job at being in the broader news about the technologies and activities it is embracing and being successful at.

2.0
May 13, 2016

Software Developer

Recommend
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Pros

In most positions the work / life balance is good and working hours are normal. Salaries are (including benefits/bonus) at the market average (the lower side).

Cons

Projects include really old legacy code (over 20 years old in many cases), often written in proprietary nokia programming languages, with no idea of modern software engineering. Management is in most cases completely non-technical, lacking experience. High attrition, developer's skills are not built up over time.

2.0
Apr 5, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Things are finally looking up after years and years of downward spiral. Costs are finally under control and margins are better, leading to finally getting bonuses again. Hopefully raises will not be far behind

Cons

Little to no raises and bonuses since 2000. I made more money in1999 than in any year since. Even with cost of living rising ever so slowly, my income has not come close to keeping pace. Also, in my current position, it is management by crisis. Each day at 11:00 priority calls are made and the work for the next 24 hours is determined. If your work is a priority then you are assigned the resources to get your work done. If not, then you have no resources and you need to scrounge for available equipment or wait until your work becomes a priority. This is not an easy environment to work in. There is also work nearly every weekend. I spent all January and most of February working every weekend. Finally management put us on a rotation for weekend coverage. Now I have one out of every 3 or 4 weekends. Sometimes I luck out and there is nothing or only a couple hours of work. But other times they want my full attention - 16 hours last Saturday.

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