Logitech Reviews

Pros

Products, People, International Experience and culture

Cons

Long hours, 24x7 response required, travel for long periods

Advice to Senior Management

Offer programs to help work/life balance. Actively solicit and respond to input directly from Employees.

Pros

Cool people, cool technology, relaxed environment on a personal level

Cons

decisions made my management take a long time to complete.

Advice to Senior Management

More communication is needed to the internal employees about company decisions.

Pros

Great, supportive work environment, interesting projects involving cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.

Cons

Limited career opportunities in non-US offices.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't forget your offices outside of Fremont!

Pros

We are working on new technologies that are very hot on the market including: WCF, WPF / Silverlight, Web Services, etc.

Cons

We are following the agile project management methodology and the work is very intense. We have 2 weeks iterations and the deadlines are comming fast all the time.

Advice to Senior Management

I would like to have more involvement from the management, looking over the people and making sure they have a change to develop and they don't get burn-out.

Pros

Cutting edge technology
Implement and use products they make
global presence and opportunities to work with others outside the US

Cons

High rate of organizational change without middle management input
Salary is a bit low
Travel and Education benefits are non-existent except to senior management

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in your employees, reduce the organizational change, seek advice from your frontline management. Understanding that decisions cannot be made with too many inputs the level of input solicited is very low.

Pros

1. 50 percent off all products is a nice perk
2. Good working environment as everyone is friendly and kind

Cons

1. Bad location
2. Salary was not good
3. No proper career advancement or path

Advice to Senior Management

HR really needs to be focusing on engagement and career advancement

Pros

There are many employees that are very friendly, very helpful, very competent. The staff is full of potential and untapped skill.

Cons

The staff is overworked and loosing hope. We've seen people cry during meetings because of stress and being bullied into unobtainable goals.

Advice to Senior Management

Clarify objectives and offer support to teams instead of placing the blame on your upper management. Stand up for your team and their efforts.

Pros

People are great--have a lot of passion and energy for the products. Amazing products and innovation. Small startup company feel.

Cons

Failure to adhere to processes. Passionate people turn into verbally abusive people at times. HR function is WEAK. Redoing things constantly.

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in your existing talent. Be fair in the way you approach your employees' growth. Create an environment that supports growth, mutual respect, and synergies.

Pros

- Very good products with talent smart patent
- Do what you can do . A lot of meetings is kind of relaxing time

Cons

-Do more or less , doesn't matter due to most of managers are not knowledgeable what they are doing /talking. Working culture is encouraging - " SPEAKING MORE, DOING NOTHING , THEN GETTING PROMOTION "

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of the bum managers. Keep the talent engineering resources. promote real R&D value. improve productivity /effectiveness.

Pros

Well managed company from Finance to Product Strategy
Great environment for capable and ambitious people
Small yet global company feel

Cons

Slow in making its footprint on the stock market, despite its track record
Great employee benefits, but too little recognition from the street
Definitely not as bold as other high-tech companies, e.g. Apple

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees, probe us more often
Stick to the communicated plans, they seem like they will make a difference in getting the company to the next level of growth.