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      Garmin

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      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

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      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
      Mar 26, 2016

      Motivated/Career minded individuals look elsewhere

      Product support specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work/life balance, decent benefits, Salem location has brand new building with basketball court and volleyball. Great co-workers that become good friends outside of work as well. $250 Christmas bonus.

      Cons

      Garmin doesn't care about the people working Product Support and even worse if you work outside of Kansas. There rarely any growth opportunities and when a promotion job does pop up they always go to people in KS, no mater the qualification of person in Salem. This has created a bad work culture in Salem that gets more ugly every day. The biggest topic among co-workers is how badly they want to leave. On top of this, the yearly wage increase doesn't support the top performers that go the extra mile for Garmin.The max possible wage increase is 5% and rarely anyone gets that. What's bad is you can kill yourself working really hard all year being top 5 performer and get 4% raise or just slack off and do avg to below avg work and get 3% raise. Why would anyone try hard for extra 8 cents per hour vs their lazy co-worker? Maybe for a possible promotion right? but that not happening if you work in Salem. Garmin loves taking advantage of top performers but won't compensate them and will pass on them for that promotion if they don't live in KS. If your not motivated/career minded then Product Support might be ok for you. If you live in KS then might be ok for career growth but sill not great.

      4.0
      Mar 9, 2016

      Top talent requires top money

      Software quality analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cool projects, awesome people, and a laid-back culture. As long as you get your work done, your schedule is pretty flexible. 401k and stock options benefits are above average.

      Cons

      Pay is severely lacking. With a recent huge increase in the cost of family medical insurance coverage has taken a large bite out of overall compensation. I've seen quite a few people leave for greener pastures. Communication between teams/groups can be limited, if it exists at all. Too much work for such aggressive schedules, with little regard given to the effect such constraints have on quality.

      2.0
      Dec 10, 2015

      Stepping Stone

      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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