Nokia

I don't see anything good at this company at the Austin location. It has good brand value globally, but the Austin location is completely different.

The Austin location is mainly controlled by local management; they can do anything they want. They don't value talent, but rather their relatives and families.

They laid off good, talented engineers and retained managers' wives and friends, even though they didn't have proper educational qualifications for an engineer. They even laid off full-time employees and converted their wives and families from contracting to full-time positions.

It's the worst work culture I have ever seen. The company's CEO strives for building a better culture, but these local leaders completely go against that. All their political actions are not visible to top management.

It would be better if all the managers of the Austin location are allocated to different positions in different locations.