Strong Company but Annual Layoffs are Brutal - Anonymous employee Ericsson Employee Review

3.0
Mar 5, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company itself is very strong worldwide, even against growing competition. It has an extremely technical workforce with a fair work environment. Benefits are extremely good.

Cons

The US branch of the company mandates annual layoffs of 10% or more for every department. There have been many extremely good people let go for no reason just to meet this number; they certainly were not laid off due to performance. Mandating that you eliminate 10% of your highly experience workforce year over year is disastrous, and the impacts are already being seen internally, yet the practice continues.

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Cons

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Pros

-Technological superior to most other companies with use of AI and promising future tech/programs -benefits and pay are very competetive -room for professional growth and advancement if you know how to work in a corporate environment -resume development and professional advancement

Cons

-leadership ideology doesnt match the company/CEOs mission statement or belief (company is said to be all for safety yet leaders get put in charge and quickly dismantle and lay off 3 quarters of the safety department) -Leadership changes structure to benefit themselves by having all support functions report to them instead of the CEO, this ensures all support functions take a back seat to production and financial gain to include their employees well being -Company restructured and reorganizes very often while showing no loyalty to the employees who work hard and want to stay, this leads to turn over of great employees.

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