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      Arm reviews

      4.5

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (2,635 total reviews)
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      Rene Haas

      93% approve of CEO

      88% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 2,635 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
      May 27, 2016

      Great company

      Systems administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The environment is great, people are friendly and helpfull

      Cons

      not too many technical challenges

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      Arm Response
      10y
      Thanks for leaving a review! We love to keep the work environment very positive and collaborative, so it's great to see your feedback here. If you don't feel challenged in your current role, I encourage you to talk to your line manager to see what other opportunities or projects you may be able to assist with. I also recommend viewing other vacancies on the internal careers page to see what other roles may be of interest to you. -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
      2.0
      May 26, 2016

      Average company

      Staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Good work life balance. * Four weeks of sabbatical every four years. * Decent stock grant every year. * Chance to work on the latest ARM technology.

      Cons

      * Salary is significantly lower than other semiconductor companies. * Work is related to validation. There is no design or development work. * Bangalore is a remote center so your work can be taken away by folks in Cambridge at any point no matter how well you do it. * The environment for engineers is steadily deteriorating. The last few years have seen the emergence of a new culture which places more emphasis on presentations and talking rather than real engineering work. As a result, honest hard-working engineers are being sidelined and loud mouths who don't hesitate to take credit for others work are being promoted. I guess it is the result of conducting too many leadership courses at five star hotels. A lot of good engineers are leaving the company due to this but the management is least bothered because they believe engineers can be easily replaced. That might be true but good engineers cannot be easily replaced. The hiring standards are declining and the quality of new hires is pathetic.

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      Arm Response
      10y
      Thanks for leaving a review. As you note, we offer a very good work life balance and benefits for all employees, including a sabbatical every four years in addition to the bonuses and stocks granted to high performing employees. When you factor in the total compensation package, including the above mentioned bonuses, RSUs, PTO in addition to the salary, we are quite competitive with the other semiconductor companies in the region. Having time off to focus and remain productive is quite valuable both for the employee and for the company. As for the work environment, we are reading the reviews from the Bangalore office here on Glassdoor as well as taking feedback we learned from the ARM Engagement survey to make working at ARM a positive one. While it won't be an overnight change, discussions are taking place with senior management both in India and Cambridge, so this is something we are committed to improving. I invite you to leave another review next year, as we would like to see how we have improved things in the ARM Bangalore office. Thanks, -Rick C.
      4.0
      May 17, 2016

      Good work -life balance

      Technical lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent work, Good share options. The option for a sabbatical every four years is good. Peers are good and get to learn a lot from them.

      Cons

      Big company syndrome, Hard to shift divisions. Some departments are less criticial to the business that others. If you are unlucky and get stuck in one of them,you will find it hard to move,

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      Arm Response
      10y
      Thanks for leaving a review and your over 5 years of service at ARM. By investing in our employees both in terms of work-life balance and ownership in the company, this enables employees to have enough sustainable energy throughout the work day and encourages everyone to work their best to ensure that the value of the company also goes up. We are transparent in our employee's career development, and encourage them to view the internal mobility page on the intranet. Documents including the Talent Matrix framework and career tracks are available to all employees to see where they stand in their career progression. Thanks, -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
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