Ericsson-Worldwide Reviews in Vancouver, BC, Canada Area

Former Employee – worked at Ericsson-Worldwide

Pros – Great health benefits, good compensation, stock purchase plan, employee purchase program, subsidized vending machine, free cakes every Friday, bi-weekly social events.

Cons – Cubicles, code review takes really long time, not very challenging, no education benefits, no lunch provided and there is no good restaurant to eat nearby

Advice to Senior Management – Should let employee to choose the team or project they want to work on, should give the employee an opportunity to go for project management role

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ericsson-Worldwide

Pros – many knowledgeable engineers
friendly co-workers
okay balance between work and life

Cons – a falling industry
little training for new employee
steep learning curve
project meetings are very likely cross country thru phone

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ericsson-Worldwide

Pros – Pays market salary. Average employee benefits. Modern and bright office. Free parking for employees. Use of fitness centre near by.

Cons – Managers actually tell employees that they are over-paid and lucky to have a job at all. Zero chance to work on interesting projects or advance career based solely on merit. Employee morale is low compared to other software dev companies I've worked.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ericsson-Worldwide

Pros – If you do work at one fo the favored locations, you will get good benefits and salary. But design speed is slower at all locations due to the extra overhead large companies like Ericsson bring to the design "processes". This can be both a Pro and a Con, depending on what kind of work environment / challenge you like.

Cons – Targets to only be in the middle of the road for salaries compaired to the "local" salary ranges for a specific job. So not the best place to work for if you want a good wage, unless you work at the "favored" locations and in a high paying region (like San Jose).
Oh and no Options!

Advice to Senior Management – N/A.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend