Very pleased to work here. - Design Engineer Garmin Employee Review

5.0
12 Jun 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The projects are very exciting. You complete a project from start to finish and typically design the entire product. This is really nice because I get to learn all aspects of electrical engineering and become more valuable. It also keeps my options open if I decide to get a different job. The company cares about its employees. We have a winter party that is absolutely amazing, and totally free to EVERY employee. We also get a free trip to the local amusement park once per year. You get completely free health, dental and vision benefits. Also there are several optional benefits that you can choose to receive at a significant discount. The work environment is just fun.

Cons

The raises could be better.

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30 May 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

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3.0
3 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits and work life balance. It's a good culture and I've never worked at a place where your immediate peers are this helpful and pleasant to work with, even across teams and offices. If you want to just come in and do just what is required for your job and go home with the knowledge you have a stable job, this is the perfect place to work. I'd only recommend working here if you just want a job, but don't care about a career.

Cons

There is poor career advancement, especially if you aren't male. Leadership does not care about leading people. The RTO has made working here less appealing. The excuse that you can't collaborate unless you are in the same building makes no sense when you work with people in 6 different countries. It is about control and appearances, all due to incredibly poor senior leadership strategies. The pay is also low and so is the quality of the software you work on. Leadership likes to talk quality, but they like fast and cheap. They will not support you in actual software quality nor implement changes to improve it. The same issues happen over and over without improvement.

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