Lawson Software – “Great Place to work. Not such a great place to try to build a career.”

Pros

*Fair/Good Pay and Compensation packages
*Great Medical, Dental, 401k, Stock Purchase Plan
*Very Flexible with time off for sick days, personal appointments, personal vacations
*Upper Management does a good job communicating the important issues Lawson faces.

Cons

*There is not a career path to follow.
*Training is lacking. Lawson seems to prefer to hire people with experience vs training and molding a workforce to their own preferences.
*Major lack of communication between departments. It is very noticeable to employees and customers that the left hand of Lawson never knows what the right hand is doing.

Advice to Senior Management

*Mid Managers need to learn to listen to their employees and figure ways to implement suggested changes.
*Departments need to figure out how to work together and communicate with each other better than they do today.
*Upper Management needs to mandate discussions between employees, managers, and departments requesting constructive criticism / ideas on improving current processes. Things around Lawson could be run more smoothly, but communication is an important step in actually accomplishing a "4 minute mile".