Garmin reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,845 total reviews)
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Clifton Pemble

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,845 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
1.0
Jan 26, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

They front as a good company, will do everything they can to get you hooked, give you a starting bonus for moving out here, they have a nice campus, good medical coverage, a decent working environment, supplies, and it seems very alluring like a brand new college campus.

Cons

This company will never give you a decent raise no matter how hard you work. You can get full marks, be the shining employee at the end of the year and still only get the minimum 3% raise each year which doesn't even keep up with inflation or cost of living increases. Their woke, healthy mindset, supportive, allure is just a front for a company that will bleed every waking cent out of you. If you want to make up for the lack in pay with more hours and working hard hours on overtime they won't allow that. Infact, the only they want you to do is stay put and don't complain. Meanwhile they'll brag and boast about making an extra million or billion each quarter while you and your colleagues never see a single cent of that. They union bust and every superior all the way up to the board makes sure you're fighting over breadcrumbs so no one pulls their head out of the sand to see what's going on.

1.0
Feb 13, 2026

Ruined By RTO

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strong benefits, people here are friendly

Cons

No flexibility at all for RTO policy, seems like the announcement was made without any justification and such little warning for people to sort things out.

5.0
Oct 14, 2018

Great work environment for white men, not so much for females or minorities.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Interesting technology and projects, good 401k matching, and cheap health insurance.

Cons

The career growth opportunities are very limited (even more so for females and other minorities). I’m in one of the largest departments in the company and, in that department, I am only aware of four people who aren’t white males that have direct reports. If you do join the company for a resume boost, as a female or minority, you have to consider it as an investment of a certain number of years and have an exit plan to move on as you will not have meaningful opportunities for career growth.

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Garmin Response
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As an organization, we understand diversity and inclusion helps foster an environment of creativity and innovation. 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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