Stepping Stone - Anonymous employee Garmin Employee Review

2.0
Dec 10, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A prestigious company with good benefits and talented people. If you have the opportunity to work there it will open doors. Great discounts as well. Get your experience and money, then move on.

Cons

This company does not have a diverse workforce. To put it plainly if you are a minority, a female, or disabled, you will be given a job but no advancement opportunities. I have seen it time and time again. There are alot of politics involved and this makes for a very divisive and cold environment. They have a habit of hiring young college graduates with no work experience and questionable work ethic. So they can pay these young people next to nothing as long as they give them good benefits. Many of their processes are outdated such as reviews, onboarding, training, and engagement tools.

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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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