Eastman Kodak reviews

Stability of the environment can turn into a lack of willingness to innovate. Departments work in silos, internal communication is lacking. Recent layoffs have reduced willingness to risk something -- when playing it safe could save your job, right? In that context, marketing budgets have been severely reduced, seriously hampering the (digital) growth. Integration of acquired subsidiaries was fumbled -- synergies did not materialize as planned and subsidiary is struggling due to lack of understanding and marketing investments. A lot of old timers there, who do insist on doing things a certain way, because "that's how it's always been done." Benefits package is below average.

There are some challenges in the culture of Kodak, where some long-time employees seem to have trouble navigating the digital transformation. This seems to be improving quite a bit, as the businesses make progress in this area. Many people outside of the company are quick to dismiss Kodak as a digital company, thinking that it might still be mired down in a maturing film business, and that can be frustrating at times. I actually enjoy listing all the new technologies and businesses that Kodak is building in the digital space when I encounter these people. Many of them are unaware of some of the great products and services we have, and I've created new Kodak customers in the process.