HARMAN reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(5,962 total reviews)

Christian Sobottka

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

HARMAN has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,962 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HARMAN 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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6K reviews
1.0
Aug 5, 2014

RUN!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are good people at the worker bee level that try their best to keep up.

Cons

Dinesh is a basket case and incredibly selfish. The dynamic of the Stamford "Iron Fist" paired with the top leaders of the world wide organization would surprise any of their customers. Forget being innovative, sticking up for the good guy or doing anything the right way. Cheapening products and little salary increases, while Dinesh rolls in the money. They keep expanding buildings and dividing up the teams- collaboration is little. Get ready to have projects dumped on you, doing busy work because upper leadership want you to do things 300x over or slice the data over and over. No traction to move forward, it's always about who is the big guy with the loudest bark. Glass ceiling for women, take a look at how many women are in leadership roles compared to the men. It's disgusting.

1.0
May 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, some great people

Cons

Incompetent upper management who have no knowledge of the audio space and who are doing everything they can to devalue the brands. And new management hires are following this pattern. Mean and negative management who use bullying tactics and routinely engage in unprofessional behavior. Employees are depressed and anxious.

1.0
Aug 29, 2013

Farcical

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are still some of the finest technical folks in the world on the payroll. If you're a VP at any other corporation, it'll be easy to get a job here. Just say, "Oh, your problems aren't so hard. All you need to do is...[Insert imaginary silver bullet here]". They'll pay you a lot of money. It's easy to vacation in your office.

Cons

No one in top management knows anything about the audio industry. Company is an ATM and entertainment provider for the CEO and his co-conspirators. Revenue generation by sales at any price and margin management by cost cutting isn't a recipe for success. Age discrimination rampant. Relentless focus on emerging market growth is a disaster waiting to happen.

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