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      4.5

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (2,630 total reviews)
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      Rene Haas

      93% approve of CEO

      88% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      4.4

      Career opportunities

      4.1

      Senior management

      Arm has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,630 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      1.0
      Feb 23, 2018

      Disappointing

      Design engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Not applicable. I don't have even 5 words.

      Cons

      - Memory compiler releases scheduled on Thanksgiving & other holidays in addition to regular releases every 2 weeks. - Hectic schedule makes it hard to follow what is going in the team. - Not a positive environment to learn and grow. - Senior team mates don't generally provide simple answer to basic queries raised by junior engineers. - Very low pay for junior employees compared to other employers in the bay area. - Bonus and other compensations are not competitive.

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      Arm Response
      8y
      Thank you for your service at Arm and the candid review. We see many good reviews about the employee experience at Arm, but we appreciate that you have taken the time to let us know your thoughts. Arm values teamwork, innovation and individuality. We strive to ensure there is a work-life balance within Arm; however, the schedules for engineering releases might conflict as we’re all working to deliver the best solutions for our partners. To ensure we provide not only work-life balance but a flexible working environment, we are carrying out flexible working pilots across our different groups. We also ensure our management teams are equipped to have conversations with their individual team members and find a flexible working plan that works best for those individuals – whether that’s working from home, changing hours to adjust around child care, or condensing their work week. We use our core beliefs of We, not I; Passion for progress; and Be your brilliant self to guide how we work together to deliver results. We introduced core beliefs for leaders to guide our leadership teams to inspire and manage their teams in alignment with our culture and values, which includes sharing information and fostering teams to find their brilliance.
      1.0
      Jan 20, 2017

      Stay Away from Corporate Marketing, if Possible

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Multi-cultural environment - Flexible approach to work hours - Dynamic work routine and a relative degree of autonomy - Seems like a great place for engineers and developers

      Cons

      - While IT, developers, and product groups seem happy, Corporate Marketing has had the lowest employee satisfaction rates in the company for several years running. And it's a well-known issue. - Too much politics and internal battles in this specific department - Very few actual marketing specialists - The environment in the department is high-strung and directionless - The directors are allowed to browbeat and intimidate their reports - Lack of clear career path and training

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      Arm Response
      9y
      Thank you for leaving a review. Your feedback came to my attention and I wanted to personally respond. As the new leader of Corporate Marketing, I look forward to embracing what makes ARM a great place to work while introducing new initiatives that better showcase ARM’s incredible story and the team that makes this possible. There is always room for improvement and our plan is to infuse new skills and to fully support the team in continued professional growth. I am committed to working with my team to identify focus areas that will ensure Corporate Marketing becomes a highly coveted destination for both capability and culture. Joyce Kim VP Corporate Marketing
      1.0
      Jul 14, 2016

      Pass Physical Design team at any cost.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      1.) ARM as a company seems to be good but Physical design group should be avoided at any cost. 2.) Decent benefits (health, time offs etc.) 3.) If you are lick spittle you will do well.

      Cons

      1.) Clueless and spineless management (It should not be called management at all). Always scared of toe gurus. No checks and balances. 2.) Too many arrogant engineers who think that they know their stuff but they know very little. 3.) Toothless HR. 4.) Bad hiring process (no diversity at all) 5.) No one follows privacy 6)People get promotions based on their servile attitude and not on merit. 7.) Complete lack of professionalism. I can go on and on but you get the picture.

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      Arm Response
      9y
      Thanks for leaving a review. I'm disheartened to read your review, as it does not describe the ARM I have come to know and experienced. That said, everyone's experience at each company is different, so I will try to address the cons you have mentioned. The ARM Core Beliefs of 'We, not I, Passion for progress, and Be your brilliant self' are fundamental in the success of ARM as a company, as our employees are what drive the company. This doesn't give other employees the right to bully others simply based on their seniority and ideas, so that is why we have HR Business Partners who are there to help support each team to ensure that each employee is working in a healthy work environment. As with most companies in the tech space, diversity is something that we all have room to improve upon. That said, we do have quite a diverse work force in the Austin office, skewing more diverse within the younger generation. Addressing your fifth point of no one following privacy, this is something we take extremely seriously, as we are a company that relies solely on the licensing of Intellectual Property. If we were to have a lapse in security or privacy, that would be a detriment to ARM, as we would lose a lot of trust from our partners. If you do have any additional feedback or advice to management, I welcome it as without feedback from the employee, we wouldn't know there is an issue that needs to be addressed! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
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