Garmin reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,844 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,844 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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3.0
Nov 15, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I've only been working at Garmin for 18 months. I feel that it offers good paying work for people who are smart and on the ball. I haven't met any incompentant people there like I have at other companies.

Cons

There seems to be a lot of meetings, an excessive number at times (6-8 a week), it's really hard to get a four hour block to concentrate on software when there are meetings every 3 hours.

4.0
Aug 10, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Benifits Package, New technologies, working on many different projects. Work life balance seems to overall be good for a larger corporation, management understands that there needs to be some flexability at times for family issues that may arise. There is never a real dull moment, there seems to always be something to work on.

Cons

Once you are in the company there doesn't seem to be any thoughts to advancing your career. For some this may be a positive if they wish to do the same thing always. Previously poor performers were not "weeded" out, hopefully this is something that has more attention payed to it in the future.

4.0
Aug 6, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Your intelligence is reassured. The people around you know what they're talking about, so you know that any of your questions can be answered. As an engineer, you're given a lot of responsibility, and you find yourself testing a lot of your own work, so you'll probably notice you'll be developing projects a lot better and more serious than what you did in college. As an intern you get to work on many parts of a product that will be released. Unlike some other companies, your hours aren't spent scripting and documenting. You'll also be put in tough situations before a product release. The best part about an internship is that by the end of your twelve weeks, you'll have a lot to add to your resume.

Cons

Food from the cafeteria is expensive. Some divisions and teams receive more respect than others.

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