Awful IT systems, no development, no training, managers with no understanding of effective management - Anonymous employee Ericsson Employee Review

1.0
Apr 4, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nothing particularly great, I worked in the subtitling department of Ericsson Broadcast and Media services so content could be interesting.

Cons

No learning or development, no budget for professional qualifications, no in-house training. Very poor middle to senior management within the subtitling arm - people who had been bought in when the BBC sold off their department were lacking in soft skills and motivation. Ericsson HR is outsourced - this led to the incorrect salary being quoted to my bank when applying for a mortgage. Ericsson were unable to provide my current employer with proof that I had worked there. I was placed on the wrong tax code since leaving due to Ericsson HR ineptitude, and have been overpaying tax for much of the past financial year. Horrendous company, I had not quite realised how poor the training, opportunities, facilities and services were until I had left and started in a company with none of these issues.

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Cons

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-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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