REVEALED: RIM Employees Didn't Like Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis Either

Posted by Knowlton Thomas on 2012-01-23 1:50:00 PM

Many investors grew a distaste for Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie in recent years, as did most consumers who actually followed the company that closely. Now it's been revealed that not even Research In Motion's own employees were pleased with the dual-CEOs.

A survey of well over 100 RIM employees, conducted by career insights website Glassdoor, found that the CEOs left on a rather sour note. Just 48% of RIM employees gave Mike and Jim an approval rating, substantially lower than the 62% average for chief execs.

The new CEO is the 6-foot-6, Munich-born Thorsten Heins. With 27 years of telecom experience, including 4 years with RIM, Thorsten has been ushered in by investors with a stock sinking 8.5% on news of his arrival. Welcome to the top, big guy.

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Company:
Research In Motion
Website:
http://www.rim.net
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

BlackBerry (Research In Motion) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, software development tools, and software/hardware licensing agreements. more

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Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton is the Associate Editor of Techvibes. A Vancouver-based writer and author, Knowlton has been published in national publications and has also appeared on television and radio. He has written two ebooks and more are in the works. Previously, he was an editor for New Westminster weekly The Other Press and served on its board of directors. When not working, Knowlton enjoys playing... more

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