CDW reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,619 total reviews)
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Christine Leahy

63% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

CDW has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,619 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
2.0
Nov 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Free food frequently, chance at going to sporting and other events, work-life balance is attainable. A lot of good people work here and CDW is also a great resume builder.

Cons

Compensation does not match performance, and is constantly changing. I have been here 4 years and it has changed 3 times. Favoritism by management toward those more senior. Boss in many regards controls your opportunity and earning potential by awarding accounts at their discretion. Company makes many thousands off of their sales force and pay them next to nothing.

1.0
Feb 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

CDW was a top-ranked employer as a publicly-held company. Once it was purchased by a private equity firm, we had about 12 months of continued good treatment by our management.

Cons

After the first year of being run by a private equity firm, CDW became an unfriendly and threatening environment for employees. They laid off employees on the December 23rd, 2008, which was certainly a cold and insensitive thing to do. That was followed by removal of our perks, slashing bonuses, freezing salaries, and telling us that we were competing for our jobs against other co-workers. Many co-workers would not cooperate on projects, and went out of their way to make you look bad to your boss, thinking that it would mean that they wouldn't be fired. Instead, the best and the brightest just found another place to work. Now, the talented staff are gone and the department is just a shell of its former self.

1.0
Feb 4, 2025

Literally the Worst Mgmt Ever

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some really great coworkers that care

Cons

Executive Management is literally the worst. Quarter after quarter of failing to meet financial targets and what is my email full of DEI initiatives, how to be a better Ally and how to use my everyday privilege. Listen to our CEO and it is a litany of corporate jargon and buzzwords without any actionable direction. CDW leadership has lost sight of the goals of the business and instead of the change necessary, they double down on the woke agenda that drives zero dollars to the bottom line.

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