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Lawson Software
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- type of organization: public
- size: gargantuan (1,001 to 10,000 people)
- website: www.lawson.com
- development offices:
Mid sized ERP company.
5 ratings
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There are worse places to work
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March 27, 2008
Far from the best place I have worked, far from the worst.
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Good place - just not too exciting
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bullfeathers
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January 04, 2007
I worked at Lawson for quite a number of years, and was well treated and the work was good. They make a ERP system just for hospitals and it does the job excpetionally well.
The only downside I see working at Lawson is that the code base is a little tired and will not move on. It would be great if they could just have a different development shop (away from the current shop) so the system could be moved onto more modern technologies and data structures. more... -
Basic System - Basic Company
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December 20, 2006
Lawson is a good place to learn about healthcare, but other than that - it is a dead end for a developer that wants an interesting/challenging job.
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If McDonald's isn't hiring, try Lawson
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November 27, 2006
The main problem at Lawson is that their technical overlord is related to the founder of the company. Hence, The Lord's outdated ideas and lack of web development expertise get treated as Gospel by the management team. Anyone who dares question The Word Of The Lord is gone shortly afterwards. Their latest development platform, Landmark, is an ill-conceived creation of The Lord and is based on the premise that technical people are not required to create an more...
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Great place to work in the 80s, I am sure
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November 27, 2006
I bet it was a great place to work in the 80s. Not so with modern languages.