CDW reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(4,625 total reviews)
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Christine Leahy

61% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

CDW has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,625 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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2.0
Dec 16, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

For me it was the location, the pay was okay, the benefits were good. Did have a lot of company sponsored lunches.

Cons

I was hurt within my first six months with the company, both times requiring surgery with time off totaling about 7 weeks. One from a car accident and another from exercising in which I tore up my knee. I was fired for missing to much time off (for rehab appointments for my knee) in the first year. I was put in a position of either attend my rehab appointments and walk normal and lose my job or miss them be forever handicapped and still have a job. What was I to do? Mind you when I started there we was told if you find and account and no one was working it it was your account and no one else can call on it. In my first 2 months there I found great amount of accounts that AM's were not working on the state level worth potentially 10's of millions of dollars (I will withhold the state but lets say its in the top 3 largest states) and my whole book of business was taken from my without being given any new accounts...I had to start all over from scratch while steady having to hit sales goal of my counterparts who have 3 months of research under their belts at the time... You be the judge!

2.0
Dec 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

You can start at this company with little or no sales experience and they will give you an opportunity to prove yourself. Without the right manager, you are left on your own, so it is very manager dependent.

Cons

Little instruction or real teaching about specifics of selling to your sector. There is no support, so salespeople spend a lot of time clearing transactions, taking time away from selling - other firms delegate this to back office.

1.0
Dec 3, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great first job for fresh graduates. Technical training program was very comprehensive.

Cons

Demanding hours, unfair distribution of accounts - if you are liked you get good leads/accts. Very limited room for advancement.

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