Garmin reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,852 total reviews)
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Clifton Pemble

76% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,852 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
2.0
Jul 5, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Promotes healthy life style, Beer at company events

Cons

Inexperienced Managers, Ineffective business strategy, Intellectual bullies get promoted, Can't maintain long term customer relationships

2.0
Jun 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-45% off Garmin store products -The actual technician work can be rewarding -Company gyms and parties are decent -Retirement benefits are excellent

Cons

-Upper management is clueless -Solution to bad employee surveys is to stop doing surveys rather than address concerns -Pay for the job/area is low -Dental and Eye insurance are subpar -Overtime is often mandatory with vacation time penalties if you can't work -Good managers who listen to employees are let go -A large amount of your time is spent fixing others mistakes -Management is non-confrontational and rarely addresses issues -Excessive employee turnover, I wouldn't bother learning a temps name unless they are there more than 3 months -Plenty of "Good old boy" culture in middle and upper management

2.0
Nov 26, 2018

Male-Dominated Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and generally a good work-life balance. Great 401k match.

Cons

Currently disappointed by the lack of diversity in such a large company. Very little senior leadership, and a tense competitive work culture.

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Garmin Response
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At Garmin, we are working hard to maintain an inclusive environment and have a concentrated effort on attracting and retaining women within the organization. As an organization, we understand diversity and inclusion helps foster an environment of creativity and innovation. Garmin offers a mentoring program for women – the Women’s Business Forum. WBF is designed to provide support and help female employees grow at Garmin through opportunities to attend networking events, professional development training, community outreach, mentoring, book clubs, and more. To expand on recruiting women to the organization, we have placed emphasis on national diversity events and conferences: - Grace Hopper Anita Borg Institute – Women in Technology - NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Awards - Women Hack - Society of Women Engineers (Local and National) - Latina Girl Scouts SPARK Events - Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - Women in Aviation Conference - Women of Aviation Week We continue to work hard to build and strengthen our diversity and inclusion efforts. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated, and respected. As a current associate of Garmin, I would encourage you to share your concerns with the HR team. You are also welcome to direct inquires to DiversityandInclusion@garmin.com.
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