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      Garmin

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      Garmin reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (1,862 total reviews)
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      Clifton Pemble

      75% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,862 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Garmin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 22, 2015

      Overall, good company to work for.

      Software engineering assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some very cool people to work along side of. There seemed to be good opportunity to advance. Also, the products are great! Interns are treated well and and given hands on experience.

      Cons

      The pay scale was definitely in favor of the company. Pay raises were also not very good. Most employees didn't get bonuses either.

      5.0
      Jan 27, 2015

      Great place to work

      Engineering support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      very stable. Very competent workforce. Strong engineering team. Strong Operations team.

      Cons

      very conservative culture. Managers are not very well equipped to help employees grow in their career. The tendency is for management to treat everyone the same rather than rewarding top employees and correcting substandard employees.

      5.0
      Nov 28, 2014

      Fun culture, engaging work

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Garmin's culture is relaxed but motivating. I've seen senior management dress up for Halloween, but we're doing serious work too. Lots of intelligent engineers, so it's a great place to continually hone your skills. They are committed to their employees and hire slowly to avoid the need to lay off later when projects finish. Garmin is improving its training offerings, both technical and inter-personal, and in the last couple of years has gotten much better in that area. Because of the various divisions and the vertical integration style of the company, there are usually lots of internal opportunities if you are not happy with your current position. Many of my coworkers have transferred in or out of my group from/to other groups. Overall, Garmin does a pretty good job of maintaining a culture that feels almost like a startup (outside of Aviation, which necessarily is more process driven).

      Cons

      Slow hiring means that we are always pretty busy as we could almost always use some more people. Promotions are still guided mainly by time, not skill level. Management can be slow on the public recognition of good efforts, but they are working on that.

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