Real Management & HR Practices Are Not Equal to What You Hear - Software Engineer Garmin Employee Review

1.0
11 June 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Give good benefits Used to have a good reputation

Cons

-- Talented and good employees are leaving because they are not managed/lead correctly. Yet, instead of acknowledging that, management constantly choose to blame those who leave. -- Conservative means not progressive, not open to new ideas/innovation, no employee development, training, low salary and increase, will not spend for anything even for things to support the success of projects/employees. -- Declining performance causes management to be more desperate and strict, yet normally management do not provide clear goals or vision. Therefore, project leads are often under many pressure and often punished for things that are not necessarily their mistakes. -- Many employees are unhappy, yet upper managements continue to keep their current style and process that continue to loose employees' trust and loyalty. -- Servant leadership is what was shared in many of the company's PR, but the real practices of HR and management do not project that at all. -- Organizational structure change constantly, and whenever this happens new management/leader of an area tends to promote people based on subjective reasons (instead of people's real contribution)

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5.0
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Pros

Great work/life balance. Top pay if you're a top performer.

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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