Garmin reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,854 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Aug 6, 2015

Work harder

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People are generally kind and easy-going, department leaders are considerate.

Cons

poor location, salary is not really competitive, not a long-term company for non-engineer positions(Taiwan area)

3.0
Aug 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Generous benefits for healthcare and retirement. 2. Teams usually maintain a good work-life balance. 3. Working hours can be held to 40 hours per week if that's what you want. 4. Some new products have interesting features. 5. Generous product discounts.

Cons

1. I heard a lot about "servant leadership" when I came in almost 5 years ago - I see very, very little of it. 2. Tendency toward micromanagement of engineers. 3. Engineering management positions have been awarded to younger engineers who are not ready for it (as evidenced by 1 and 2). 4. Most teams are not very open to flexible work schedules - at least not on a regular basis. 5. Compensation is probably a little low; don't expect any kind of annual bonus; raises tend to lag inflation. (Benefits make up for some of this, but probably not all of it.)

3.0
Jul 30, 2015

Just another day in paradise :(

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits, good products, nice location

Cons

Salary, micro management, senior leaders with Napoleon complex

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