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      Garmin

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      Garmin reviews

      3.7

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (1,854 total reviews)
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      Clifton Pemble

      76% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,854 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
      4.0
      Jul 2, 2023

      Stable company, great benefits, open office environment isn’t great

      Senior lead software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Layoffs have never happened, very stable company with good benefits

      Cons

      Pay is slightly lower, company policy is working at least 3 days a week in the office. Office environment is often open and very distracting making it difficult to get anything done when in office. It also depends greatly on which team you end up on how successful and happy you will be.

      2.0
      Jun 19, 2023

      Alcohol Culture, beware! They bragged about beer during the interview.

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The health and retirement benefits are better than average at Garmin. These come from the corporate office in the midwest. My guess is the Maine office would never provide these benefits if it were up to them.

      Cons

      Constant drinking required to fit in. The company doesn't have any kind of way to recognize a person joining or leaving, or getting promoted, and the engineering group has developed a culture of doing it on their own after work using alcohol. They even boast beer as part of the culture during the interview process. Large groups from Garmin drink together after work, and I am constantly terrified my husband is not going to make it home. He feels that he needs to do it in order to fit in, develop rapport with the other developers, and get promoted. The Yarmouth office is very controlling of employees, including not allowing them to work from home until they were absolutely forced because of Covid. I am filling this out for my husband, who started working at Garmin in Maine over a year ago.

      3.0
      May 1, 2023

      Love the work, pay sucks

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, culture, work life balance

      Cons

      The pay is the lowest I have seem for the same position in other companies

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