Starting with good potential, it dissapointed by the end. - Systems Engineer Nokia Employee Review

2.0
Jan 4, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

German work laws as well as conditions achieved through union negotiations result in an extremely flexible work environment, both strictly limiting overtime as well as allowing the accumulation of hours for combining with vacation days, allowing frequent and long vacations.

Cons

It is a large company whose employee actions are mostly driven by short sighted provincialism with regard to protecting ones own job/pet project/influence, etc. Essential business decisions remain unmade over several years, while one "team" after another is tasked with recommending the best decisions, the recommendations then dutifully ignored.

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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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