Good pay, uncertain future. - Senior Programmer Analyst Eastman Kodak Employee Review

3.0
Oct 29, 2008
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Pros

Well-paying IT job for the area. Benefits are ok. While it lasted, they had a good work/home balance by offering part-time positions in IT. But those went away in 2004. Good cafeteria on-site, in most complexes. Pretty good AAA baseball (Rochester Redwings) in area formerly occupied by parking lots. Offices range from nice to retro-70s, but are well-equipped. Desktop computers were always decent. Good recognition for project success. They gave me a digital camera once for celebrating a good project. Co-workers were great. Work was meaningful, and supervisors mostly stayed off your back. Comp-time provided lots of flexibility. Good travel opportunities.

Cons

Uncertain future - frequent downsizing. Elimination of part-time positions in the entire worldwide information systems in 2004. That layoff took 47 percent! I trained 6 new hires to do my job, so that I could transition to something else. Each time, I got the feeling that this person was just moving through, and were being groomed for management. Sure enough, several of them ended up being the boss of the project within a year. Not that I wanted to be the boss - but I kind of felt used. Aside from those folks, there were rarely any new hires. And the ones that stayed, got downsized anyway.

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5.0
Dec 31, 2025
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Pros

Great people to work with. Enjoyed my time there, left for a better opportunity.

Cons

Building is a little out dated.

2.0
Dec 23, 2025
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Pros

To be fair, there are smart, capable people here, and the Kodak name still opens doors. But culture and execution matter more than branding. Without clarity, trust, and leadership engagement, even good ideas struggle. I don’t regret the experience as it was instructive. But if you’re considering joining, ask very specific questions about role boundaries, feedback cadence, and how decisions actually get made. Don’t confuse constant motion with real progress.

Cons

Working at Kodak was an eye opening experience in how large, legacy organizations try to reinvent themselves while still dragging along all the habits that made reinvention necessary in the first place. It often felt like roles were constantly shifting, ownership was unclear, and people were operating on instinct rather than alignment. There was a lot of activity, plenty of meetings, and very little agreement on who actually owned what. One colleague in particular somehow ended up doing several jobs at once. That may sound impressive, but in practice it created confusion and friction. When one person tries to be everything, it leaves everyone else in an awkward and unnecessary position.Leadership was mostly absent until it wasn’t. There was also a noticeable top down culture. Certain personalities didn’t invite discussion so much as compliance. Offering alternative viewpoints wasn’t encouraged, and collaboration tended to flow in one direction. Confidence often crossed into condescension, which made an already challenging environment harder than it needed to be.

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