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      Garmin

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      Garmin reviews

      3.7

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,848 total reviews)
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      Clifton Pemble

      76% approve of CEO

      68% 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 1,848 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
      Jun 28, 2012

      very busy but you learn a lot of thing

      Process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      human-based management ask for a leave is very easy You can learn a lot of thing because almost everyone like to share their experience even they are busy.

      Cons

      It is difficult to be promoted. Leader wish everyone to learn everything, so you have to a lot of thing even that is not my business.

      4.0
      May 31, 2012

      Long Time Garmin-ite

      Quality engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very stable company. Small company feel with large corporation stability

      Cons

      Difficult to increase your salary once you are hired on. Plenty of career advancement opportunity, not much salary advancement.

      1.0
      May 10, 2012

      Worst job I've ever had.

      Software engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent health care package, but you'll need it to to deal with the stress of working at Garmin. Some fairly competent co-workers, but their best efforts are squandered by management.

      Cons

      Upper management lacks strategic vision. Case in point is the Garmin smartphone debacle. Management can't decide what product strategy to pursue, so they demand that engineering work on all possible combinations, and then they complain when it doesn't come together on time. Middle management is populated by people who have no clue how to manage people, much less show any leadership traits. Work at Garmin degenerates into a rat race of competing with your fellow co-worker for projects, appreciation, promotions, and ultimately your salary. Favoritism is rampant, and promotions and project assignments are mostly based on the buddy system. Young recruits straight from college are favored over experienced professionals, as they don't seem to realize how horrible things have become at Garmin.

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