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      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,922 total reviews)
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      Dave Mosley

      66% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      Seagate Technology has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,922 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Seagate Technology employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 9, 2009

      good place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      seagate's a good place to work. if you're capable and love a long challenging day, it's the place to be. a lot of grind, but people are nice.

      Cons

      sometimes it takes too long for management to realize that some people are not cut out to do what they are assigned to do. unfortunately, it takes a major downturn to RIF the low performers. things could get done more efficiently from top to bottom

      2.0
      May 22, 2009

      Seagate strong brain power poor management

      Staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Seagate is the largest manufacturer of hard discs. If you would like to be involved in developing cutting edge technology seagate is a good place to work for. One of the few companies where there is still significant investment in Research and Development areas. Best talent pool.

      Cons

      Highly stressful and competitive environment. Heavily layered. Too many management levels. No work life balance. No coordination between different organizations. Redundency at all levels. Promotion of self agendas rather than a common vision.

      4.0
      May 22, 2009

      Intense Work, Satisfying, "Strongly Managed"

      Senior staff development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      A single-focus company (storage) allows for depth of understanding across many functions and disciplines. The multinational nature of the company provides an excellent training ground for many career tracks, from production expansion to marketing to pure R&D. In many instances employees from individual contributors to vice presidents regularly meet and interact to provide background for decisions. Within reason, most ideas are given hearing and evaluation. Compensation is good, somewhat higher than companies that offer stronger retirement plans. Vacation is adequate after a few years of service.

      Cons

      High level of involvement of senior managers (VP to Senior Director) in day-to-day activities gives a feeling of micromanagement. Managers are expected to know, in detail, every aspect of their employee's work as if they could do the job, also fostering overmanagement. Sensitivities to legal risk have made information flow from top to bottom almost non-existent except for canned, formal presentations with little 'body'. This was especially evident during the run-up to the RIFs in November 08, January 09, and May 09. Work hours are long at times, and those times are frequent.

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