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      Garmin

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      Garmin reviews

      3.7

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (1,856 total reviews)
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      Clifton Pemble

      76% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,856 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Garmin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 6, 2014

      Workload varies a lot from team to team

      Advanced software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Most people are friendly. 2. International team work.

      Cons

      1. Pay is low 2. Depends on team. May need to work overtime very often but there is little compensation and reward. 3. Factory-style workplace. Boss in Taiwan is mainly reponsibile for production, not R&D. He tends to focus on cost reduction. Your benefits may be sacrificed. 4. Need to go to office by 8am. Earlier than the average in this industry. 5. Higher-ups hope you to learn and do everything.

      3.0
      Mar 6, 2014

      Educative

      Product support specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      many opportunities for advancement if given the chance

      Cons

      micro-managing kills the morale of the folks manning the phone.

      2.0
      Feb 25, 2014

      Good products but working there is so-so

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Known name. This company is very overrated and having Garmin on your resume will draw much attention from future employers. If you come straight from university, you will learn much at very accelerated pace, which is a pro for the first year.

      Cons

      Bad management Low salaries/No bonuses Very high expectations Somewhat depressing offices Location (outskirts of Kansas City) Working overtime is normal No freedom of action, you are always under stress and your supervisor is always pushes you Engineers are treated as geek-students; lack of respect from management Constant brainwashing on the way of living and that the company has no money No growth opportunities I now has worked at four companies as a software engineer and Garmin was the worst. I often remember working there with terror and realize how good my current job is.

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