Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,748 total reviews)
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Börje Ekholm

77% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,748 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ericsson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Télécommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Nov 30, 2024
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Pros

One of the best parts of working here was my team. I was lucky to be surrounded by incredibly talented, hardworking, and supportive colleagues who made coming to work enjoyable. The collaboration within my team was always strong, and we consistently went above and beyond to deliver results. However, challenges outside the team made it difficult to thrive. Leadership lacked clear direction, and the changes brought by the new ownership made day-to-day operations more complicated. Career growth opportunities were limited, and recognition for hard work was often lacking. If you’re joining a team with great coworkers, you’ll likely have a positive experience. But be prepared to navigate organizational challenges and unclear leadership priorities.

Cons

I’ve never written a Glassdoor review before, but after what this company has done, I felt compelled. Laying off 200 employees right before the holidays is not only heartless but speaks volumes about the kind of company this has become. This used to be a proud American company until it was taken over by European leadership. Since the takeover, the company has been in complete disarray. Leadership is ineffective and clueless, constantly changing directions without any clear vision. Career growth opportunities have vanished, bonuses are nonexistent, and morale is at an all-time low. After Ericsson took over, managing IT equipment became a logistical nightmare. The processes became convoluted, and the leadership brought in had no understanding of the existing systems or the employees who kept them running. Even after laying off hundreds of people, there has been no communication about next steps, leaving those affected in limbo during the holiday season. It’s incredibly disheartening to see what this company has become under its new leadership. For anyone considering joining this sinking ship , don’t. You deserve better.

2.0
Nov 22, 2024
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Pros

Everything was good, from people to opportunities to grow professionally. The manager, the team and all other engineering colleagues are all very collaborative and allow us to innovate and explore new ideas.

Cons

I've been working at Ericsson for about 3 years. Recently, the company created a recognition platform to encourage employees to help each other. Each employee can send kudos to someone that helped them with some points that could be exchange for vouchers. I got plenty of those points by helping colleagues, but the voucher provider did something wrong in their side and gave me wrong vouchers. I didn't care as those are just invaluable points being converted to usable vouchers. The provider contacted Ericsson and the compliance team contacted me accusing me for using the wrong vouchers. They claimed that I didn't calculated the value in cash of each point (I thought what? You invent this abstract thing with some random number of points and now we have to spend time counting? Isn't it easier to give us the value in cash then?). Next day I was fired and the company took all rewards that I should receive for my additional contributions, including ideas, patents etc. I was basically treated as a criminal for a third-party mistake and forced to sign a consent document (otherwise they would not pay anything).

2.0
Jun 25, 2024

Bad culture

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Pros

Exposure to various projects across the nation

Cons

Bad culture, high stress, slow growth, body shop like mentality.

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