Seagate Technology Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Get to learn alot of things. Really like my time at Seagate. Nice place with nice colleagues.

Cons – None at all. This place is heavan. I really like it here.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great management, innovative environment, great work / life / balance, and love the perks. Seagate is the leader in hard drives and has a very bright future.

Cons – I have no complaints about this company.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great company strategy and culture. This is the best company I've worked for thus far and I don't see myself leaving.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Seagate Technology as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Working with engineers who are very smart. Collaborative nature of groups. Ability to do multiple things.

Cons – Sometimes internship experience varies depending on group assigned to.

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – It is a successful company with a lot of technical talent.

Cons – They endorsed too many best practices like lean manufacturing, six sigma, etc. and tried to keep all of them in place instead of choosing one or adopting a few good practices from one or two of these systems.

Advice to Senior Management – Adopt a bonus system that pays out regularly, not once every several years.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology part-time for less than a year

Pros – Great pay
Learned a ton about hard disk drives.
Some benefits
Great experience
Strong resume builder.

Cons – Limited software opportunity s at a Hardware company.

Advice to Senior Management – Could have better organization with interns

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Competitive salaries, good people to work with. Lots of good talent. Plenty to learn about storage. Working on latest hybrid drives.

Cons – NO chance for promotion above senior engineer.
Promoted too many people too fast many years ago, now promotions are rarely, if ever, handed out.

Advice to Senior Management – Promote those that deserve it.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Highly competent engineers with high working ethics. Supportive management that motivates engineer to growth.

Cons – High bureaucracy and politics impede effective action and innovation.

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – - Great people and flexible work arrangements
- Above average total compensation package (competitive base, excellent bonuses, very good benefits pkg)
- Challenging work, industry leader, advanced technology & tools
- Intellectually stimulating environment

Cons – - Demanding hours at times
- Hierarchal, top down management structure
- Lots of barriers to getting things done quickly - overly complex

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to promote and take "Seagate Way" more seriously, drive decision making down, reduce complexity, make it easier to get simple things done more quickly.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – If you are looking for a place to work where your work is appreciated and honoured or having the ability to contribute and influence a large organization, this is the place you find.

Cons – Like all most medium to large corporation, there will always be imbalance somewhere in the organization, hence there are room of improvement. In today world, you don't expect to find a company to work your entire life, even Japanese corporation cease to have this belief.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 1) Good work-life balance
2) People are v helpful
3) Full opportunity to show your skills

Cons – 1) Salary range is not so good compared to market

Advice to Senior Management – Nurture work environment for creative thinking

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company