Good experience out of college but IT department needs serious re-work - Analyst/Developer Garmin Employee Review

3.0
Jan 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Lots of learning opportunities for college grads with vast exposure if you ask for it -Good work environment and lots to do

Cons

-Disparity in pay for associates at the same level is huge (~30,000 annually) -Lots of unexplained rewards along with good performers being passed up for rewards mysteriously -Senior IT management, decisions and policies are questionable and very autocratic; little power to mid level management -As a result of the above points, a lot of great resources have resigned -The Exec Assistant wields more power than IT managers and throws her weight around resulting in frequent confrontations (moron!)

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Great, and I mean great benefits.

Cons

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