Q&A With Lenovo Employees

very bad in some areas, people are overworked due to resource actions. Expect to have to work pretty much every night and sometimes even weekends to catch up with work.

very well, very generous to new families both father & mother.

I think it is up to the employees to establish boundaries. What I have observed is that most of the people who get promoted put in a lot of hours. Lenovo does give a lot of opportunities to their employees to participate in charitable activities.

it's truly awesome but sadly not enough time to plan vacations

policy is open, you can take time off whenever you want and it's not measured.

Very generous. Employees don’t have a set number of days for PTO. This was a recent change as of maybe 2 years ago.

Yes, most of Raleigh staff work from home with no pressure to return to the office. Some teams do have a minimum time required in the office of one or two days, but most are work from home.

yes

Yes. Some but the majority come to the office. Lenovo has updated their position about allowing remote workers. They have invested a lot in buildings and they want employees to come to the office. Some managers allow work from home on occasion. It is mostly at managers discretion.

Super casual. As in Im the dressiest person on my team when I wear a polo and slacks. Other teams do dress a little more business casual. But generally as long as what you are wearing isn’t racist/sexiest/offensive feel free to be you.

casual

not that I'm aware of

The HR rep and the TL from the area I was applying to. I heard from them probably 30 or 40 minutes later making me a formal offer.

hiring manager, and his boss, also tech interview with people I would work with. Once wheels were in motion had offer letter extremely fast.

business casual

Dress to impress, even though the typical wear is business casual to jeans & a polo if you're working in a lab.

people who work together for a common goal, while some folks can shine on their own, Lenovo folks are at their best working together

Good question. I’ll use my former manager as an example. Never say no, develop lots of relationships, have superior people skills, learn as much as you can as quickly as you can about the organization (who is who in the zoo). The company is extremely hard to navigate. Make yourself known. Make decisions quickly. Have entrepreneurial thinking.

cubicles, and labs.

Lots of cubicles and low walls. They say because it encourages collaboration. I believe this is true. There I felt very close to my team mates. We heard every conversation and sometimes some less wholesome sounds.

stronger than most companies. very focused on being fair, and encouraging which is rare in tech industry.

It’s a pretty diverse company. It is a good representation of it’s location.

The ability to collaborate, speak up in meetings to be seen, ask questions, no fear.

Nothing, I asked all of my questions prior to accepting a position.

Pretty quick, depends on how many people apply for a job. Policy is to interview all qualified candidates, even if they love someone early on.

Maternity leave is 6 months paternity is 2 months.

People who are very confident with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

oh, lots of activities like afterhour meetings, plenty of email to catch up and last minute presentation for people that don't even read them. It's fun!

only seen a few times and the last person claimed that wasn't properly notified of the issues and why was layoff

apparently a lot if you are "connected" with the top execs, but not much at all for the rest

excel / powerpoint skills

hope you negotiated well your salary

habitat for humanity , refurbish systems for Kramden Institute

yes but a manager can block you if they choose to do so.

used to be super slow and really bad at providing feedback / updates to applicants