Nokia Siemens Networks Reviews

I worked at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Very flexibile work environment. Great co workers.

Cons – if you are a US based employee, career advancement is limited unless you are willing to relocate internationally

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – new technology, interesting projects, good work-life balance

Cons – no advancement opportunity, no promotions,

Advice to Senior Management – reward engineers for their job

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than a year

Pros – Technically competent but lacking in customer management skills.

Cons – Poor customer service, Inability to deliver on roadmap commitments on both dates and content. Bug fixes always late.

Advice to Senior Management – Do what you say. You paid nearly a billion for Motorola Networks and then lay off half the staff because Euro commissions will not let NSN lay off bloated payrolls/duplication.

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

I have been working at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – - 6% company match for 401k
- flexible work time

Cons – - It's very difficult to get any promotions. Company is interested in the cheapest engineers.
- Your salary is based on your nationality not on the competence. Finnish engineers have the highest salaries. On the same position engineer from LAM would get 60 000 - 70 000 $ per year. But Finnish engineer would get 90 000 - 100 000 $.
- Most managers don't respect you at all. You wouldn't get any compensation for the overtime or night work.

Advice to Senior Management – respect your engineers. Salary should be based on the competence not on the nationality.

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

I have been working at Nokia Siemens Networks

Pros – good work, technology and lot of options to learn

Cons – bad outlook for business, pretty much following market

Advice to Senior Management – see what competitors are doing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Nokia Siemens Networks as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Professional,Laid back environment, Hierarchical Management.

Cons – Not many opportunities to climb up the ladder. Non adaptive system.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great people, Good benefits, Challenging work

Cons – Do more with less is new company mantra
Good benefits but eroding, e.g. 8% 401K matching now 6%
Introducing culture of "Discipline, Accountability, and Profit"
Certain percentage MUST be rated "needs improvement" each year, this cuts bonus in half

Advice to Senior Management – Make sure announced changes in corporate governance are actually implemented, or it just becomes words.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Once a decision has been made, everyone moves forward. Errors are there to learn from
Builds on strengths, be able to measure performance
Values personnel growth

Cons – Decision making not always aligned with required project timeframes...
Rules applied non-uniformly across teams and personnel
Entrench to core strengths stabilizes business but timing was late

Advice to Senior Management – Mergers can provide great synergy but very difficult to manage if cultural preferences are not overcome quickly.
Often felt that it took too long for the company to make necessary decisions in hopes of preserving in-country jobs.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Working at NSN is fun. The work is challenging and I am able to learn more about RF DESIGN ENGINEERING. I get to use the latest FA equipment.

Cons – The management has a tendency to micro manage and no longer can we telecommute.

Advice to Senior Management – Allow more time for outside training.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Nokia Siemens Networks full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Easy job and have the chance to learn.

Cons – Very bad management and bad HR. Fire the entire corrupt and utterly useless HR, and get some talented people on board.

Advice to Senior Management – Change ASAP, otherwise loss more and more customers, next Nortel soon.

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