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Elekta

I feel that Elekta culture was not very conducive to outside the box thinkers and wasn't conducive to differing opinion's or people that were or are different. Descent from a almost cult like political and management style of thinking. Diversity of thought, opinion, and teaching Elekta is not.  
They had a very small mindset for a large company almost single minded. Their training center was an after thought of sorts and only recently added two more trainers who were on just out in the field. The training center was small and disorganized. I don't think it prepared you well for the daily tasks at all. 
The management was akin to a good old boys club at best. Not a lot of diversity or chance for advancement. 
Not a healthy place to work if you didn't fit in.
Work life balance was non-existent. pay was below industry standard and not commiserate to workload and expertise. Very negative experience overall. Not as innovative as their competitors in any way. 

Working at Elekta was one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. From the very beginning, I felt embraced by a global family—one whose reach and impact extended far beyond borders. The team culture fostered connection, collaboration, and genuine care, making every workday meaningful.

Unfortunately, my time with Elekta came to an end when the St. Charles office was closed. While some employees transitioned to remote roles, others, including myself, had to part ways with the company. Despite the bittersweet ending, Elekta handled the transition with compassion and integrity. We were fairly compensated, and the support we received during that time only reaffirmed the respect and appreciation the company has for its employees.

I will always value the relationships I built and the lessons I learned at Elekta. It was truly an amazing place to be.

Once an energetic and fun place to work, has been in steady decline in terms of morale, employee growth, company growth, and overall culture.  There was some hope from a recent transformation to Agile, but that transformation has stalled and currently lacks senior management support to progress further.  When programs get into trouble, those principles are ignored, reverting to old practices of driving teams to fixed deadlines and scope as before.  Quality continues to decline and resources are so focused on new projects that main products are left to decay.  There is little or no opportunity to employees to grow skills and advancement is based on relationships with senior management.  People who express concerns or try to drive new ways of thinking are seen as disruptive and are "punished" with assignments with low visibility and overall impact to the company.

I had the privilege of working with a remarkable team at this organization, where patient care and cancer treatment were at the forefront of our collective mission. The dedication of our mission-driven employees was truly commendable, as they consistently went the extra mile to support our valued customers. What stood out even more was the open-mindedness of our management, always receptive to suggestions aimed at enhancing both the work environment and the overall business. It was truly a dynamic and caring community that I was proud to be a part of, where the well-being of patients and the success of the business were equally important.

Daily stand ups to understand where everyone is at on the team is a good way to communicate.  My day normally consists of writing, automating and executing tests on feature branches for approval to move to develop builds so that minimal breakage to the CICD pipeline occurs as well as monitoring the pipelline for breakage.  I enjoy testing, problem solving and the idea that comes with continuous integration and deployment.  Management is not restrictive and allows you to do your job with little to no interference.  The hardest part of the job is dealing with changing priorities, so you feel like you are re-doing work instead of getting it done right the first time around.

Elekta has an experienced service team that provides an excellent customer success focused response remotely or on-site based on software or equipment business lines. Recent workforce reductions have impacted some areas, but overall the service team is one of the best in the business and customers feedback is very positive in most areas.  This is a great company but have had some challenges due to delays on new products.  New Leadership is trying to focus more on new adaptive treatment and improvements on software lines in near future.   Most staff are required to be in the office 4 days a week if working out/near Elekta office. 

Addressing any pressing emails. Read google alerts for industry news and leads.
Run the win loss report and report monthly analysis.
I've learned to go with the flow
Management is always changing 
My co-workers are great
The hardest part of my job is getting answers from sales reps in a timely manner to meet my deadlines.
The most enjoyable part has been traveling around the country going to sales and marketing meetings, and traveling with the sales reps to facilities to demo our product.

Some managers treat employees like peons, and patronize and disrespect them. Onboarding is terrible, good luck self-learning and then being quizzed and critiqued on it shortly after. The more you know and learn the more you'll live on the road. Get ready to live your life studying and prepping daily. Clueless managers who delegate and force employees to learn one new software & medical device after another, without ever truly mastering anything. 

Management has no plan for the future. Everything is about software bug fixes, for example there are over 5000 bugs in one product alone!  Anyone of value is leaving.  The company promotes people who can talk the talk but not walk the walk. In other words if you are political and say what they want to hear you get ahead. They have no time for honesty.   For the last five years they have had budget issues and they cannot plan a budge.  Because of cost limitations, there is no training, there is no support.  There is a mentality that employees are fungible.  Management is not transparent.   Lastly, there is no career advancement.

Elekta began as a great place to work. I was supplied with most sales and marketing needs, which allowed me to be quite successful the first year. The problem with the company was lack of solid leadership and lack of highly technical "bodies" to aide in the sales process. The people needed in the field were far a few between and were rarely available. When the company downsized I happened to be part of the collateral damage, along with several other Client Managers. It was a mistake to leave CIVCO Medical Solutions for what I felt would be an awesome opportunity.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Vice president 3 salaries reported	$216,000 per year
Software engineer 3 salaries reported	$125,000 per year
Product manager 3 salaries reported	$133,333 per year
Operations administrator 1 salary reported	$17.50 per hour
Human resources coordinator 1 salary reported	$24.04 per hour

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