Great Company - Design Engineer Garmin Employee Review

5.0
Jan 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work life Balance is pretty good here. There's an emphasis on getting work done in a timely manner and pulling more people in if you end up in a time crunch. I've never had to work more than 40 hours since I've been here. The benefits are also pretty incredible; I don't think there's anyone who can beat the 401(k) matching here, the health insurance is very good and this discount on Garmin products is legendary. If you're working in Olathe, you'll also get access to the Garmin gym and free fitness classes.

Cons

Base pay could be a little higher, and Garmin isn't a company to give out giant bonuses. Opportunities for growth can be slow to appear here as well.

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Pros

Great work life balance Good people

Cons

Lower salary compared to market

3.0
Apr 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and work life balance. It's a good culture and I've never worked at a place where your immediate peers are this helpful and pleasant to work with, even across teams and offices. If you want to just come in and do just what is required for your job and go home with the knowledge you have a stable job, this is the perfect place to work. I'd only recommend working here if you just want a job, but don't care about a career.

Cons

There is poor career advancement, especially if you aren't male. Leadership does not care about leading people. The RTO has made working here less appealing. The excuse that you can't collaborate unless you are in the same building makes no sense when you work with people in 6 different countries. It is about control and appearances, all due to incredibly poor senior leadership strategies. The pay is also low and so is the quality of the software you work on. Leadership likes to talk quality, but they like fast and cheap. They will not support you in actual software quality nor implement changes to improve it. The same issues happen over and over without improvement.

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