Arrow Electronics reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,556 total reviews)
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Bill Austen

59% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Arrow Electronics has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,556 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arrow Electronics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Jun 26, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Arrow, being a distributor of Electronic components, you will have access to most every manufacturer and exposure to leading-edge technology. If you choose to accept an applications engineering position at Arrow use it as a stepping-stone with the goal of learning the industry, and then move into a supplier FAE role where your talent and expertise will be greatly appreciated and rewarded.

Cons

Arrow is financial institution focused on sales numbers, not a engineering or design-driven establishment. It is all about sales and numbers and Wall Street, not engineering. They are 90% rules-based driven by metrics and as such reward mediocrity and conformance far more than innovation, competence, or performance and expertise in engineering. Negative reinforcement is the only incentive. It's a corporate culture from the top down based on bullying. If you are into sales you will be far better off than engineering, and will be regarded well better than applications engineers. My experience is they don't foster any career growth, there are few pay increases such that you won't even keep up with the cost of living. And as an applications engineer they will run you hot with the needle always pegged in the red and fail to recognize your accomplishments.

2.0
May 25, 2017

Wouldn't recommend

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You get to work from home at least 2 days a week. There are some really amazing managers.

Cons

Nobody is held accountable for knowing their job so teams aren't excelling. The not great people rely on the ambitious people to constantly help/ carry them. The company lacks positive leadership.

3.0
Mar 30, 2017

Too much old-school "Corporate America"

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lots of great, hard-working, well-intentioned people.

Cons

Senior mgmt too impatient and occasionally mercurial.

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