Eastman Kodak reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(996 total reviews)
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James V. Continenza

60% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Eastman Kodak has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 996 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Eastman Kodak employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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996 reviews
5.0
Jan 7, 2009
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Pros

I've been at Kodak for 21 years now and love the fact that I have had the chance to completely change assignments every 3-4 years...it's helped me to gain so much more experience and has given me a chance to grow in a way I could not in the same job year after year. I've learned a lot and that's what I love most. I also really like the people I work with....in this regard there have been a few bumps along the road, people I would not like to work with but that's more the exception than the rule. Regarding pay, I have been extremely happy with the level of pay....benefits are average I guess...nothing stellar there.

Cons

Unfortunately the economic downturn is taking it's toll...so things are getting rough everywhere, including Kodak. The constant (huge) down-sizings are tainful. And of course massive down-sizings just turn everything upside down and add so much stress for everyone. Another down-side is that there is very little recognition...even the free recognitions of "nice job", "thanks", etc....which is discouraging during a time of no raises.

4.0
Dec 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

For the person fresh out of college, it's a great experience because everyone has too much to do and they are glad to share the work with someone new. People are generally very friendly and extremely helpful. Since the company has been reducing labor by layoffs for a number of years, none of the people who remain are in any way slackers, everyone is cream of the crop. So there are lots of great role models and communication between fellow employees is usually exceptionally good. Pay is generally much better than average and EK looks good on your resume when you find that next job.

Cons

Generally, there is a huge atmosphere of doom and gloom because of all the downsizings and the company still has not "turned the corner" to financial stability and success. Morale is non-existent. Opportunity to move from one job to another is very limited unless you're one of the "chosen" who managers are promoting. The executive management act like they know what's going on, but company performance fails to support that act. That's depressing. The CEO, Antonio Perez, has been a very successful hatchet man, but as you might expect, hatchet men are not very good at inspiring the employees and providing vision. And his regard for his employees is less than stellar. I don't believe he even knows the definition of "empathy" let alone having any in his character. Though he'll say otherwise, the ONLY thing that matters to him is the bottom line; that's REALLY depressing.

5.0
Nov 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Kodak is still small enough that you can get the executive attention you need. The leadership team is always there for you and willing to help. They still care about their employees. They believe in a work life balance which is not true of many other companies now a days. Kodak has bleeding edge technology and continue to invest in these areas always wanting to make things better cheaper faster!

Cons

I can't thing of any.

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