Respects work / life balance - Software Engineer Nokia Employee Review

4.0
Aug 19, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Management don't overwork people. If we can't make on deadline, then we cut off features * Great benefits and salary compared to other tech companies * Lots of intelligent people working in the company * Great gym, carwash facility, and basketball / tennis / volleyball area * Great bonus payout

Cons

* Company is in constant flux so expect to move cubicles every 3 months. * Lack of talent doing the web area. They make Symbian programmers do php programming which results in poor output. * Promotion can be hard to come by if you don't stick to your team for a long time. * Most of the people seemed content on what they have. There's no feeling of innovation at all. * Too much reorganization - senior management do not know what they want.

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Cons

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