Ericsson-Worldwide Reviews in Montreal, QC Area

Pros

employee empowerment, respect, challenges,process oriented

Cons

benefits,overtime,technology oriented,geographical re-location,expat contracts missing

Advice to Senior Management

local management level needs to be improved

Pros

career advancement
flexible work hours
technical knowledge build up
transferable skills development
great people
lots of good times, less bad

Cons

complex organization
lots of politics - lots of silos and fragmented organization
some middle managers are competent and communicative, but most are not
huge disconnect between most managers and their employees

Advice to Senior Management

do real assessment of all managers top to bottom, and let those that cannot perform leave the company. Get rid of the real dead wood - not the dead wood that the managers decide to pick.

Pros

International company
Diverse company
Flex time available
Swedish philosophy on family life is a huge bonus
Possibility to travel abroad

Cons

Can be a stressful and competitive environment
Needed cutbacks change the environment
Past downsizing has affected the moral of employees

Pros

Good environment and flexible schedule. Collegues are very respectful and helpful in the day to day work.

Cons

no opportunity to grow within the company. Starting salary is low and very hard to get an adjustment.

Pros

Opportunities for movement within other Ericsson offices, as well empoyers treat everyone equally. The salary is average and the facilities are good,.

Cons

No chances for growth and stressful envrionment with no or little compensation. They overwork people with no reconition and environment is negative,

Advice to Senior Management

Recent Imprvements initiatives are moving company towards a lower standard, Ericsson Sweden is a good company as well in some parts of the world.

Pros

1. Great easy going company.
2. Flexible hours - and possibility to relax and work from home at times.
3. Interesting and challenging technology
4. A lot of travel.

Cons

1. Not very transparent (Employees don't have much clue on what management is doing)
2. You could be stuck in a position for a long time - Hard to move around within the company.
3. Difficult to adapt to the new US ways of working.
4. Companies is slowly becoming picky and too cost aware.
5. Environment is going away from "team work" and more towards individual work.

Advice to Senior Management

Management at Ericsson right now is not doing a good job at keep the good Engineer in the company. They should learn to satisfy the needs of Engineers, and assure nice healthy and fair environment.

Pros

It is a worldwide company, and a high tech telecommunications business. You can work on high end projects, with some very competent engineers

Cons

They don't pay that much attention to the efforts of their employees. There is almost no reward. They can lay you out very easiliy even with many years of experience and a hard dedication.

Advice to Senior Management

Good manager overall, some of them are not that close with their employee or don't talk to them at all. Sometime you can be under the supervision of several managers.

Pros

The facilities are very good.

Cons

Poor management at all levels; too many managers.

Advice to Senior Management

Value your employees. Offer valuable recognition to your employees often. Offer better opportunities for career growth, based on skill and merit not relationships/friendships.

Pros

- good knowledge sharing culture

Cons

- employee are not well respected

Advice to Senior Management

Improve ways of working

Pros

great knowledge sharing ,intersting topics

Cons

big enviroment which could cause delay in promotions

Advice to Senior Management

great knowledge sharing ,intersting topics