Garmin reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,860 total reviews)
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Clifton Pemble

75% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,860 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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4.0
Oct 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- outdoor lifestyle - above-average compensation - excellent benefits and RRSP support - Active lifestyle - Interesting products

Cons

- flat architecture as an engineer - some office politics - difficulty in rising to higher ranks

4.0
Oct 8, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are fantastic and the projects are interesting. It is very rare to put in extra hours. Management listens to the staff.

Cons

Tons of schedule slips and fire fighting. It makes it very hard to stay organized and progress on the origin jammy assigned tasks.

1.0
Oct 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

For Southampton, relatively good pay. Looks good on your CV? Staff discount, but how many running watches do you really need?

Cons

A really unpleasant and unprofessional place to work. The staff are largely split between long-standing employees (10-15 years service), and those that leave after 1-2 years. Problem staff moved around departments and allowed to continue their behavioural patterns (sexual harassment, tardiness, low productivity). Several rogue senior managers in continental Europe who seem to be unmanagable by EMEA HR, resulting in a cycle of employ, grievance, resign, pay-off. Lots of infighting between EMEA staff, and in-country staff. EMEA management seem permanently at odds with US management, which is a fatal mistake if you've ever worked for a US Corporation. No sense of 'We are Garmin' - strictly silo working. I didn't notice that colleagues really cared for the brand - there wasn't the sense of pride or enthusiasm that I would expect from a successful consumer electronics lifestyle company.

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