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      Garmin

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      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

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      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 1,852 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 22, 2013

      They've fallen and don't know how to get up

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Relatively interesting technology, good for your resume, relatively easy low cost of living in the area. Nice medical plan. Excellent facility, free parking.

      Cons

      High turnover, no ability to work from home. Aging technology base. Shrinking market segment. Stubborn management, inbred management team. High fraction of H1B. Funny to be in a meeting where your watching four or five engineers trying to argue in a language most can't speak fluently.

      1.0
      Feb 15, 2012

      Extremely unpleasant, uptight, cold, weirdly disinterested management

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Garmin is full of good people who are technically competent and easy to work with. If you can get on a mobile app project, you will get to work with new technology on interesting problems. Just stay away from "Info-serv"

      Cons

      Below average compensation plus an unpleasant work environment has caused an exodus of talent. If you get stuck on "Info-serv" your life will be significantly worse.

      2.0
      Sep 25, 2011

      Don't judge a book by the cover. People who live around here believe Garmin is THE place to work; that is not the case.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Paid health care Relaxed dress code Friendly people

      Cons

      Extremely poor HR- no professionalism. No brains. It's a sorority. Extremely poor middle mgt. They generally have no mgt experience and receive no training. Conflict resolution is nil and poor performance is protected or ignored. No career development paths No training opportunities for your area of expertise From middle management on up, they are completely out of touch with what is going on with the little guys in the trenches

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