Arm reviews

4.5

90% would recommend to a friend

(2,636 total reviews)
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Rene Haas

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Arm has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,636 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
3.0
Dec 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back, good atmosphere, lots of smart people

Cons

Salaries are not good enough for Cambridge (just have a look at rents/property costs), not very nice offices, ARM is cheap (on everything! but getting better), there's no much wiggle space your promotion is solely in hands of your manager if he doesn't care or doesn't like you, you are stuck, no clear and transparent rules or process on getting promotion. Internal procedures are very much corpo in quite small company (if you consider divisions/groups are basically separate entities they are couple hundreds people).

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Arm Response
9y
Thank you for leaving a review, as well as your more than 5 years of service at ARM! Even though the headline of the review skews negative, you do recommend the company and have a positive outlook on the company :) Glassdoor ratings are based solely on employee reviews, so it's reflective of the general sentiment from employees at ARM that leave reviews, which are generally positive. That said, it's still good to have constructive feedback such as yours to see where we still have areas to improve upon. As we continue to grow, this feedback is vitally important to ensure that the work culture we have cultivated at ARM, and in turn made us successful, continues to shine! Regarding Cambridge rents/properties, this is unfortunately out of our control. Cambridge as a whole has gotten more expensive over the last few years. Salaries are comparable to others in the area, and once you factor in the bonus structure and new launch award, the total compensation package is quite competitive. The Cambridge folks are also feeling the squeeze until the Cambridge expansion project is completed, so we'll have nicer/newer offices soon! For career development, I encourage you to talk to your line manager to discuss what you can do to advance your career. If he/she truly does not care/like you, then I would encourage discussing this with your People Business Partner as well. I also encourage you to visit the ARM Talent Development page to see what training courses for additional skills are available to you. Finally, with all of the growth we are experiencing due to the Softbank acquisition, there are a lot of open roles available, so I invite you to challenge yourself to a new role at ARM! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
4.0
Dec 2, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The group I work with is great - lots of teamwork. Good access to management. The work-life balance is good. The work is interesting. The long-term company prospects look good. The benefits are good.

Cons

Salary is on the low-end, but I was willing to take the lower salary to get the great teamwork in this work environment.

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Arm Response
9y
Thanks for leaving a review! Reading the positive teamwork in your team is reflective of ARM as a whole - everyone is genuinely nice to each other and want to help each other succeed! While the base salary may be slightly lower, we strive to pay within the 75% band, meaning you can expect to make more than 75% of your peers in the industry in a similar role/level. Once you factor in the additional benefits (Launch Award, Annual Bonus, Health/Dental, etc.) the total compensation is quite competitive with the market. For more information, please visit the Reward section in the ARM Intranet. That said, I do recommend that you utilize the AFDS to document your successes, so that your line manager can see the work you are doing which can help when it comes to pay raises! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
5.0
Dec 1, 2016

Great place where to work

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Recommend
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Pros

Lots of brilliant people, awesome culture, I am really proud of working here

Cons

None really, we're hiring a lot so we're running out of space, but that's temporary as we're expanding the Cambridge site by two huge modern and amazing buildings, so not a real issue, just temporary discomfort :)

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Arm Response
9y
Thanks for leaving a review! As you noted, we're running out of space with all the growth we're experience, but we'll have the new Cambridge offices to move in to soon! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
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