Nokia Siemens Networks Reviews

Pros

Good culture
Friendly
Good pay and on call bonus is higher than the rest of the organisation in the APAC.
Great work location, Pyrmont.

Cons

Lack of local vision
Too many unqualified people in management
Slave to process with a lack of pragmatism when required

Advice to Senior Management

Leave the experts to it!

Pros

Lots of new learning, respect for employees

Cons

Lots depend on the line manager.

Pros

work life balance
jovial environment
No monitoring of employees.
Good managers

Cons

U don't have much work, sometimes you will not have any work.
Frequent changes in organization, team
High attrition.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop frequent changes in organisation.

Pros

At NSN you are seen as an individual and you are supported on your personal growth. NSN has a great focus on innovation, quality products and building interesting stuff

Cons

As any other big company, the salaries are balanced on what there is on the market and you don't get a very high salary. You may need to work with several different people and although the average competence level is pretty good, in so many people there are some not that good.

Advice to Senior Management

I think it should have a better talent retention policy within the company. I've seen pretty talented people leave the company in the last years.

Pros

Open communication
Respect with other people
Team work is one of the key success for people to grow their carreer

Cons

Thick layer for decision making and lack of empowerment to local team to drive the business within the area of responsibilities

Advice to Senior Management

Simplification and remove matrix organization so the local team is having more flexibility to run the business and generate profit to share holders

Pros

Open culture, large entity Highly Ethical, Tranparent process, global opportunites and Royal company where you can stay long

Cons

Top management not capable at BU level. But executive board level dynamic

Advice to Senior Management

Change yourself and be accountable and do not only live for yourslef

Pros

good place to work, embrace innovation

Cons

too many organizational changes, however that is normal in the current business situation

Advice to Senior Management

keep the employee satisfaction, attract talented people, keep the focus on the business, communicate changes more proactively

Pros

European nordic culture, possibility to find a good balance between personal and professional life

Cons

Too complex company after merger. Not efficient at all. This leads to its current financial status

Pros

- Flexible.
- Opportunity to take up leadership
- Work culture.

Cons

- Highly inefficient.
- No accountability for any task.
- Bad pay and absolutely no training.

Advice to Senior Management

-Please concentrate on building competence within the teams and not just saving OPEX.

Pros

1. Parent company Siemens and Nokia are excellent companies
2. You can easily avoid working here, if you like that.
3. As it is in a cost cutting mode, you can get exposure working on things beyond your experience.

Cons

1. Excessive cost cutting resulting in quality cutting
2. It is now common talk that that your performance rating has no connection to your appraisal. Politics, smart managers, favoritism etc have greater impact on it.
3. Managers with no people or management skills