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      CDW

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      3.5

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,618 total reviews)
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      Christine Leahy

      62% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Senior management

      CDW has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,618 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CDW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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      5K reviews
      4.0
      Oct 16, 2015

      Good place to start

      Inside sales account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      CDW is a great place to start out in technology sales. You learn a lot and the training is very well done.

      Cons

      The base salary ($25k, non-negotiable) will pretty much ensure you stay living with your parents for a lot longer than you would like. The other competitive VAR's in this area will pay you a better base and you'll be afforded the same opportunities.

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      10y
      CDW recently announced an increase to the base pay. Account Managers are still eligible for unlimited commission, too.
      1.0
      Jul 17, 2014

      10 Years and a steady, undeniable decline which makes me sad to see.

      Executive account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      You can make a ton of money and if you get the right manager, you can little/no oversight. Vendors provide a ton of perks, free concerts, ballgames, a happy hour every night of the week, free lunches, etc. There are a decent amount of good people left working there

      Cons

      They've cut pay every single year since I started in 2004. Literally every single year. And account managers have the same base salary($25k) they did as long as anybody I know that works there can remember(15+ years). They have a focused effort to devalue the role of account manager and have consistently been stepping down compensation more drastically in recent years. The caliber of people they've hired the last five years is really, really bad, so a lot of your coworkers are there because nobody else will hire them and they're willing to work for $25k. The fact that they've hired a lot of terrible people recently has also had a bad effect on morale. It's never been lower since I started. Even people making top dollar hate their jobs. Also there is zero career path. If you dream of being a sales manager, well keep dreaming--last I heard that job starts out at an amazing $45k base salary.

      1.0
      Dec 7, 2025

      Former Great Company

      Attorney
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      I worked here for 10 years. For 5 years this was a great company - great people, great results, great work and quality of life. Then the CEO retired and the new one let her ego run the company. Brought in management that all came from big consulting practices and collectively they’ve ruined the company. Everything changed. Everything tanked. Became grueling hours, super political environment, shrinking pay…I have never been happier to be out of there.

      Cons

      See above description which includes cons.

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