Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,735 total reviews)
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Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,735 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
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

Ericsson Europe is team-oriented and fun to work at, although it is quite bureaucratic. Health benefits are quite good although Ericsson U.S. has becoming gradually worse in terms of health benefits. The engineers are usually very dedicated and fun to work with. The management is sometimes NOT.

Cons

Ericsson U.S. is unstable. The jobs keep moving back and forth between U.S. and Canada, and they keep closing down offices and opening new offices, so you have to live out of your suitcase. The stock price is bad and it keeps crawling up and then again takes a plunge. The stock price is far from its height in 2001. Year 2002 the company was near bankruptcy and managed to survive by borrowing money from its employees through a stock offer plan. The management teams in Ericsson U.S. are the worst ever. They keep putting people fresh off the boat in management positions and let them run their teams like a sweat shop in Mumbai. They suck the life out of you and work you to death and the pay is outrageously low.

4.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ericsson is a very down to earth place to work, a Swedish mentality is present, where one's personal needs are taken seriously.

Cons

A Swedish mentality is in place on this side as well, in general, people are not held responsible for the results they produce. If one does a great job, or works over and above one's job role, it is considered to be simply part of one's job to contribute to the good of the company. If one does a bad job, it is generally accepted. Everything goes.

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