Pros
-Work life balance -Low pressure environment -Nice, smart, and qualified colleagues -No inter-competitiveness between your direct team -Pretty autonomous in work -Seems that the leadership team is highly qualified with less nepotism than other companies that have less unqualified managers and leaders that just got their job because they are buddy buddy -Good ethics, Rob Painter says “this is a place you can feel good about working at.” -Multi-generational workforce: elders and experienced employees willing to help new employees -Pay is a livable wage even in expensive areas, even at the lower salaried levels. It feels like you could make enough to buy a home in a few years, and especially with dual income. Salary bands are not that different from level to level -Discretionary PTO -Flexibility (mostly remote, although return to office is starting. I think most teams are doing 1-2 days a week. Start work and end work time is very flexible. Some people come in from 10-2pm and do the rest from home for example) -Nice eco friendly building. Equipped with free latte machine and espresso machine. Free snacks (granola bars, chips, drinks). -I doubt most people here work anything over 40 hours a week unless something is very critical. Some probably work way under or almost part-time, but with discretionary PTO no one is perched over anyone watching. -Speaking of, Trimble will accommodate a part-time role, with an equivalent salary reduction. I’m not sure what happens with healthcare if you do this, because I am full-time -Sick time, 80hrs a year, does not roll over but starts over every year. No guilt about being ill or going to doctors -Investment in Product Managers is supposed to be happening -Seems easy to move into different positions at Trimble -No real corporate kool-aid indoctrination (I can leave work at work. I am NOT my job, I am me.) -There has been an actual effort on DEI including anonymizing resumes and diverse hiring panels. -Interview process is just right. No take homes. -Work assignments do grow your career without high stress, as some projects are state of the art. But they do take FOREVER to see through to the end. Major digital transformation and connect/scale efforts where there is a chance to really build your resume while also enjoying life if you get involved. Trimble GIGS you can pick up side work (unpaid) to build resume. -Employer HSA contribution is nice. -Healthcare options are pretty decent. Not the cheapest, but pretty good -Spring Health mental health benefits, 6 free therapy sessions in addition to EAP. Great benefit, a lot of improvement can happen with biweekly therapy for 12 weeks. Hinge Health is free for free physical therapy. -Workload can be inconsistent; very busy one week for all 40 hours or very low load. -FLAT ORG STRUCTURE. Big points for this. You can actually have an impact.
Cons
-Tuition reimbursement only $5K a year. Not great… At all. Can’t do anything with that kind of money unless you want to pay a lot out of pocket -Moves slow as hell -Long development cycles. -Discretionary PTO: have to ASK manager which is weird (nicer to have accrued PTO and just put on the calendar when you will be out)…. Well, the trip is booked, it is going to HAVE to be fine, I don’t want to ask, and I don’t abuse discretionary PTO. -Generally, people take a whole week off for all 3 day holiday weekends, seems like less people go on vacation on non-holiday weeks (which sucks because that is when flights and etc. are cheaper and not busy) due to discretionary PTO. -Disjointed business units, might be duplicating work. No real prioritization continuity between areas. -No real corporate kool-aid indoctrination (a good thing, but can make you lonely and feel disconnected and that your job may not have a purpose or be connected to something larger). Find hobbies outside of work. -Can be boring at times. The tech can be boring to a lot of people as well -Salary increase and adjustments seem rare to me if you stay in your job. -Salary is less than other tech companies, could make likely $30k a year more at a MINIMUM (not even at FAANG but elsewhere), but would likely have to work yourself into the ground, thus, I think Trimble’s salary is fair and at times even generous -No real pathway to see how you get promoted or move up. -Have to probably apply for an internal opportunity for a promotion, even if you lie your team -Product Management discipline and customer intelligence is improving. Not there yet, but we are getting there. -401K contribution from employer is a bit low. Up to$3K a year match. No after-tax option for Mega Backdoor Roth. -Workload can be inconsistent; very busy one week for all 40 hours or very low load.