Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,725 total reviews)
avatar

Börje Ekholm

77% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,725 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 Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

18K reviews
1.0
Sep 18, 2021

Crappy place overall

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good 401k, Medical and Vacation Benefits. Lots of vacations to maintain a healthy balance.

Cons

While the overall company has a good culture, Austin site doesn't have the culture what Sweden has. Even though projects have long durations teams struggle to get things done on time, and then politics starts with blame games. Very bad tools and infrastructure. Every other day you will login and not be able to work as infra would be hung or super slow. Its more of a bootlicking culture where people who are close to leads get all the career growth. Teams are technically poor with no understanding of underlying technology, its just blind execution. There is neither depth nor breadth in the work, its about writing some tests, no real development work is there in Austin. All the technical interesting work stays in Sweden. Line management is pretty much useless with no technical skills and no drive to improve things. They just write some politically correct emails. Anyone who is good leaves the place in 6months to about a 1-1.5 years time frame at max. In short no learning and growth, if you want to kill your career sure come here.

1.0
Mar 31, 2018

Little Care For Human Lives

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fitness facilities, showers and locker rooms, indoor parking for cars and bicycles.

Cons

No clear direction in this company, it is a failing company that does not value its employees, and allows the wrong calibre of people to become managers. As a company, Ericsson is very reactive, it is not a leader in anything anymore. This is clear to employees and morale was low when I worked there.

2.0
Nov 9, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Traveled the world. Had great customers, wonderful colleagues. Very customer-centric organization.

Cons

Once a fun, productive environment and a sense of community--vanished when Angel Ruiz took the reins in North America. There's a very high chance that you will eventually be let go if you work for Ericsson in the U.S, even if you are a solid performer. No loyalty whatsoever. No trust in the employees. A strict "no working from home" policy for most. Backwards thinking for a technology company. Employee morale very low (as of 2010). Open office environment is executed terribly. A lot of people in small spaces (Plano office).

Viewing 19 - 21 of 17,725 Reviews

Glassdoor has 21,605 Ericsson reviews submitted anonymously by Ericsson employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Ericsson is right for you.