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Lexmark International reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,616 total reviews)

Steve Bandrowczak

64% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Lexmark International has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,616 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lexmark International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jan 19, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

It's about the biggest tech company in central Kentucky, so it's the go to place to apply. The pay is good for the region, but a bit low for the skills and job title.

Cons

As mentioned, the pay is decent for the region, but between 10-30% or maybe more lower than the same job will get you in a proper tech city. But my biggest complaint by far was the cliquish behavior and the ostracizing of people who weren't straight Christians. The QA department was having mandatory prayer before team events. Not mandatory moment of silence, but actual lead group prayer. Their advice to anyone who might think it was inappropriate was to "plug your ears". That stopped after some HR involvement, but the department was still dominated by religiousness. Most social conversation was church or church activities. And if you weren't Christian, or weren't straight, you were eventually shunned, and only spoken to about work and nothing else. While it may not be universal, other departments suffer similarly. Employees have been cautioned to not display Pride flags or left leaning political messages for their own safety. Not sure if safety meant employment security or physical safety. I never felt physically unsafe, but I did not feel secure in my position due to the environment.

4.0
Nov 11, 2015

Always Changing

Recommend
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Pros

Great people. Generally good management. Ethical culture. Competitive pay. Good benefits (unlimited "vacation"). Vertical market approach provides opportunity for some focus. This company genuinely looks to do the best they can for customers so I never had to make silly excuses for our performance or products. Good diversity (age/sex) on the software side of the house. Outside of the current bid to sell the company (killing morale) it is one of the better places I think one could hope to work. Relatively low turnover.

Cons

Growing pains from M&A activity that have consumed 15 companies in 5 years. They have not been careful enough with these cultures - with the "secret sauce" that made these smaller, more dynamic companies worth acquiring. Much harder place to work if you are in sales as management has a lot of focus on Salesforce reports - not unique to Lexmark but still often shortsighted.

1.0
Nov 14, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great products and solutions and great people.

Cons

The previous CEO tried t make a printing company a software company which siphoned off need development cash. That failed and end up selling the software portfolio for 50% of the acquisition price and subsequently sold to a Chinese equity company. Three layoffs in 2 years due to poor financial management and the company is in disarray.

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