Lexmark Reviews

Pros

- Challenging Work: Lexmark gives more responsibilities to its interns than other companies
- Great Work Environment: Everyone wants to be there at Lexmark and First-Tier Managers are awesome. I saw no one that is just coasting on their work, so nothing like Dilbert
- Future: The work you do at Lexmark does impact future products. Also, the work you do there will help you to get another internship

Cons

- Lexington, KY: Not the most boring town in the world but it gets boring quickly
- Technology: There needs to be more upkeep in the technology department

Advice to Senior Management

This is a high-tech company, make sure you act like it. Other than that, the management knows focus on the core products and core services, which is always good.

Pros

The pay and benefits are decent(if not a contractor). Work does not dominate life outside of work. Attitude of employees is not too formal.

Cons

HR and Upper Management do not give enough freedom in the hiring process and rely heavily on contract positions. Some contractors are kept in such a position for over a decade meanwhile new member are added to their teams at full-time positions gaining retirement and healthcare benefits, better pay, and room for advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

End the abuse of contractors. Employing someone for a decade as a contractor and having them train people under them all the while paying them poorly with no benefits or room for advancement is just plain wrong.

Pros

People
Good compensation package
401K match until 6%

Cons

Senior Management not always is the best qualified to do the job

Advice to Senior Management

People First

Pros

Good company to work for. Really enjoyed working here. Also lexington is a small and a nice place to live.

Cons

As I said not much to do in a small town like lexington, ky. Also it snows for like 4 months.

Pros

Decent pay, nice area to live

Cons

No room for growth and long working hours

Advice to Senior Management

Be respectful of all people

Pros

Very flexible work arrangements. Expectations for delivering results were high, but latitude was given to allow groups and departments to define the best ways to get work done.

Cons

Downsizing to meet business challenges left more and more work to be done by few. Promotions and recognition were not provided to recognize the additional strain on the survivors.

Pros

Good pay
Good Workplace
COmpetitive benefits, however as I have said below they really need to stop outsourcing, Alot of the people working are also kinda snotty.

Cons

Overworked
The pay can be crappy for interns. Also they need to shape up management and actually get better people hired and stop outsourcing.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees, and maybe like i've said stop outsourcing everything. Also the fact that you have to recruit employees its pretty sad.

Pros

The employee base is made up of genuinely nice people and the on-site cafeteria is good. Also, the Kentucky countryside is beautiful.

Cons

My first day on the job, I was absolutely stunned with the overall state of the company -- clearly one of those: "What have I gotten myself into?" moments. Corporate strategy is grossly out of touch with the competition and current trends. Management is stacked and heavy-handed (micro-managing thrives); no employee morale; antiquated IT systems (Lotus Notes for e-mail? I thought that went out in the 90's.)

Advice to Senior Management

Clear the decks! If Lexmark has even a chance to lift itself above the "small shop" status that it finds itself in, start from the top down.

Pros

Decent team atmosphere, great office space, good name on CV

Cons

very average, not quite mediocre but nothing to write home about. Probably was a wrong fit for me personally

Advice to Senior Management

establish a better career path and skill-based assignment program and teh changes can be dramatic, for teh better

Pros

Lexmark has some of the most competitive retirement benefits in the area. If you like Lexington, it is one of the biggest employers here.

Cons

Periodic layoffs over the last five years has created a tense atmosphere. Projects often seem more "me-too" than truly innovative. Company operates in a mature commodity market.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop designing products by feature checklist. Instead focus on designing experiences for customers. It is the only way to truly differentiate in a commodity market like printing. Features are easy for competitors to copy quickly.