Imation Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Imation

Pros – Good environment to work in
Friendly colleagues and seniors
Global brand
Scope for career improvement
Flexibility to handle both professional and personal life

Cons – Complacency has resulted in other storage brands taking over its global leader position.
Could be more competitive
Aggressiveness required to reach the old global leadership position
Limited product range

Advice to Senior Management – Focus should be on the growth areas of IT storage.
Shift from tapes to SMB/Enterprise storage
Aggressive marketing on the same.
Expand the product range

Former Employee – worked at Imation

Pros – Good business infrastructure and overall good business practices based upon looking at other companies I have work for and with.

Cons – Limiting growth opportunity since company has not been successful in growing even with acquisitions. Weak product development and product introduction to the market.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue providing training in good business practices. Listen to employees and provide opportunities for individuals to put into play what they have learned.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Imation

Pros – Pay and bonus structure is fairly competitive; good 401K plan and health insurance. Most of the upper management is easy to get along with.

Cons – Working towards becoming a 'brand management' company, but they can hardly manage the inventory and shipping products they have already. Products they buy are on the decline, so there is really no potential for growth.

Advice to Senior Management – Work on improving logistics!

Current Employee – been working at Imation

Pros – Pension Vacation and No accountability

Cons – Upper management is weak and changes with the wind

Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of the long term employees that contribute little. Focus on areas that offer real top line growth and profitability

Current Employee – been working at Imation

Pros – It is located in a good area in which to work

Cons – Upper management does not have a good grasp of how to advance the success of the company.

Advice to Senior Management – Reconsider the direction in which you are taking the company

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Imation full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – If you're only seeking for an experience this is a good company to start with.

Cons – Opportunity for career advancement is very low.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Imation as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Great people
Great place to work
Good benefits

Cons – The company is changing it's business model so there will be some downsizing in some areas and growth in others

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Imation full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Flexibility
Good work atmosphere
No day to day reporting
Strong Brand
Learning opportunities
Excellent IT infrastructure
Policies & Procedures systematic

Cons – Low compensation
Low motivation from upper management
Slow decision making
Redundant staff at some middle , senior level management contributing nothing ,not capable of their jobs but have been there in Imation for years/decades
Long teleconferences , meetings at times leading in no direction

Advice to Senior Management – Invest in good people , train them, motivate them ,improve the pay packages , remove the redundant staff who are not capable of their jobs but still have been in Imation for years/decades.
Dont force regions to align to corporate strategies . Try to be a global company acting local.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Imation

Pros – The people at Imation are passionate and provide a wonderful environment to work at every day!

Cons – I hope they see the up tick in their business

Current Employee – been working at Imation full-time

Pros – Lots of opportunities to do a variety of tasks, sometimes too many tasks for a person to do. Somewhat diverse team of colleagues.

Cons – Lots of stress because of added workload on employees. Company needs to increase educational and career opportunities for its employees. Some teams very unmotivated and difficult to work with.

Advice to Senior Management – Take better care of your employees and you will improve the morale and results of the company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend