Good place to work, but not to advance career - Senior Software Engineer Nokia Employee Review

3.0
May 10, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good work place and atmosphere, nice people mostly. generous 401k matching, freebie phone, a lot of smart people

Cons

ESPP has been down hill the past few years. frequent re-org, good product gets canceled, doesn't seem to know what it is doing. no opportunity for advancement. people from mother ship with no exp or little exp gets promoted, then they leave. cancel product too quick when it's not making money, not even trying.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Decent starting salary, good benefits, generous PTO

Cons

1% raises forever. Last promotion I got to Principal had no raise but a bump in bonus percentage. Now they are giving kids 8-12% raises and they have less than 5 yrs. Once you hit about 5 yrs you will get the 1% a yr and be pigeon holed into a specific job. Then good luck trying to change.

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