Nokia reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(18,703 total reviews)
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72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,703 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nokia employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telekommunikation industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0
Jan 23, 2009
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Pros

technology leader (almost), friendly atmosphere. Respect for people's personal needs, managers try to match company's needs with employee's preferrences when assining jobs. Well equipped labs. Open relations with managers. Not much pressure, no micromanagenet. Good bennefit package, but salaries somewhat stalled in past few years. Equal treatment. Considerate and knowledgeable middle management.

Cons

A bit constrained tech-wise as there is (at least in Van) only one line of HW products, namely cell phones. In that sense, there is somewhat modest room for innovation and creativity. Sometimes slow to respond to market trends. Some mid-managers are technicaly competent, but sleezy and incapable of leading organizing a simple meeting, let alone a team.

4.0
Jan 22, 2009
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Pros

Nokia balances well a conservative business approach against the need for progressive product development. The pay and benefits were second to none for me as well as job flexibility. The opportunity to learn is tremendous, and there is a great emphasis on further education. The work atmosphere was mostly invigorating.

Cons

There are too many disconnects inside the organization. Much of this is due to Nokia's constant reinvention. The corporate floor is perpetually shifting underfoot, so many necessary long-term projects are never completed. People hold dear to strategic info that would benefit others in order to protect their turf. In many cases executive management fails to trust subject matter experts and administrators, who usually know what's needed to correct problems. Recent layoffs are poorly planned and conducted, with many of those subject matter experts summarily dismissed with no concern whatsoever for the resulting catastrophic disruption. Not enough resources are provided to the efforts necessary to carry the company forward. Sometimes Nokia is too conservative, especially in mature markets like the US. Often some high-level communications come across as lies when they conflict with other known info or eventual results. All of this is damaging morale.

4.0
Jan 20, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Global company. Working with different teams in different geographical regions was certainly fun. Opportunity to travel and to meet your peers worldwide. It was very easy (and also encouraged) to ask for help from anyone (and I mean anyone); and surely you could receive help from colleague. Work-life balance - having strong Finnish culture, the company is extremely flexible on your work-life tradeoffs. you can agree practically any arrangement with your line manager; and that is one of huge positive aspects. Flat organization structure - it really helps if you can go to anyone, including very senior managers, and approach them with your problems, issues, concerns. It is in company's culture to try to help, and back-stabbing is almost non-existent.

Cons

not enough accountability for actions; relatively rigid organization

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