Eastman Kodak Reviews

Pros

Opportunity for global business experience and interesting projects

Cons

Constant downsizing, too many employees focused on exiting, and the over arching business strategy that appears to be showing no progress

Advice to Senior Management

Develop a strategy that people can believe in.

Pros

worldwide footprint
strong research and development

Cons

strategy execution
marketing insight
advertising execution
poor mid level management

Pros

Excellent work culture that eroded over time due to business downturn. Provided good opportunities to learn and grow. Fair and ethical.

Cons

Lacked leadership vision to cope with technological change. Slow decision making due to orthodox heirarchial management approval process. Did not leverage patents well in time.

Advice to Senior Management

Sell, consolidate and survive buy future technologies that can leverage resources and skills within the company and retain Kodak brand.

Pros

Great company with a long history

Cons

Challenging work environment and occasional long hours.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to focus on your employees.

Pros

Kodak used to be a great place to work. . Kodak has great technical people (if any are left). The Cafeteria food used to be pretty good.

Cons

I was proud to tell people that I worked at Kodak. Today, Kodak's future is so dismal that the only reason to work there now is if you cant find another job anywhere else. Kodak morale and atmosphere is generally depressing. Additionally, I can't readily see where they make their money anymore.

Advice to Senior Management

Kodak management should totally revamp your business strategy. Consumer Inkjet printers? Too little too late. Since the total market cap of Kodak now is less than $350M, the payroll and bonus of the top executives is a significant percentage of the Market Cap of the company. Hey guys, time to cut your salaries and bonuses for the good of the company and shareholders.

Pros

Balance of work and life

Cons

Company is heading toward a very difficult path.

Advice to Senior Management

Review strategy and align expertise toward company's goal. But "it's 5 years too late".

Pros

Great people - very
strong teams

Cons

questionable business decisions early on

Pros

Benefits, co-workers, location, convenience, salary

Cons

downsizing, constant layoffs, changes, top mangement layers

Pros

Good colleagues
Good global exposure
Benefits are not too bad

Cons

Unclear direction.
B2c team must be revamped

Pros

Very good worldwide, regional, country sales and marketing talent. China has fast growth, so sales opportunities are good.

Cons

Leadership lacks vision. Strategy is not revolutionary enough. Too much secret reliance on declining film and chemical revenue.

Advice to Senior Management

Be bold. Support innovation. Approve projects that leverage brand name to create new markets. It is okay to fail while trying. Don't be satisfied with milking old businesses during slow decline.