Garmin reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,855 total reviews)
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Clifton Pemble

76% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,855 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 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.)

2.0
Jun 5, 2014

Not Worth It Here!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discount, benefits, and your co-workers (most) are good to work with. Supervisors Not so much!

Cons

Supervisors do not take escalated phone calls from Customers, they will expect for you to do your best. Even if they demand a supervisor they make you transfer to voicemail. They expect you to treat the Customer with loyalty and respect but yet they cannot treat their own employee's with a positive attitude! Pay is not worth what the job details intake. No advancements.

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