Male-Dominated Company - Engineer Garmin Employee Review

2.0
26 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and generally a good work-life balance. Great 401k match.

Cons

Currently disappointed by the lack of diversity in such a large company. Very little senior leadership, and a tense competitive work culture.

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Garmin Response
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At Garmin, we are working hard to maintain an inclusive environment and have a concentrated effort on attracting and retaining women within the organization. As an organization, we understand diversity and inclusion helps foster an environment of creativity and innovation. Garmin offers a mentoring program for women – the Women’s Business Forum. WBF is designed to provide support and help female employees grow at Garmin through opportunities to attend networking events, professional development training, community outreach, mentoring, book clubs, and more. To expand on recruiting women to the organization, we have placed emphasis on national diversity events and conferences: - Grace Hopper Anita Borg Institute – Women in Technology - NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Awards - Women Hack - Society of Women Engineers (Local and National) - Latina Girl Scouts SPARK Events - Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - Women in Aviation Conference - Women of Aviation Week We continue to work hard to build and strengthen our diversity and inclusion efforts. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated, and respected. As a current associate of Garmin, I would encourage you to share your concerns with the HR team. You are also welcome to direct inquires to DiversityandInclusion@garmin.com.

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