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

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
4.0
Mar 10, 2016

Team Communication is an issue

Anonymous employee
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Pros

ARM Bangalore is very good place for interns. Pros: 1. Good learning experience 2. Competitive and challenging environment 3. Timing good for work-life balance

Cons

Cons: 1. Less stipend compared to industry standards 2. Communication between the team is very poor. 3. Interns are not given equal treatment as employees.

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Arm Response
10y
Thanks for leaving a review, and from reading it, I will assume you were an intern! We encourage a healthy work-life balance for our employees, as being refreshed and rested allows workers to be more productive. The base salary may seem lower when comparing salaries to the industry standard, but when you factor in the RSUs, bonuses and holidays/PTO, the total compensation package is quite competitive. Team communication is a focus area we are addressing not just in the Bangalore office, but globally. As a company grows and quickly scales as much as ARM has, communication gets more difficult. We do hope that you return for another internship or for a graduate role once you finish your studies! Thanks, -Rick C.
2.0
Mar 6, 2016
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Pros

Chance to work with best in class engineers, global exposure

Cons

It's sorry state of affairs that we see lot of feedback on external sites like glass door , rather than being managed using internal annual surveys/AFDS/etc . We used to see good survey results, glass door reflects the other side of the picture. This shows all exists for sake of process and ground reality is different.

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Arm Response
10y
Thanks for leaving a review and your over 5 years of service to ARM! We have seen an increase of reviews on Glassdoor from our Bangalore office recently, and they have been escalated to be reviewed by the local People team manager Nupur as well as Guru, as this feedback is very important to us. Many employees feel/believe that the Engagement surveys are not anonymous (they are), so they provide they don't provide feedback via that platform. For AFDS, employees may fear retribution from managers if they provide negative feedback, so they come to Glassdoor as it provides anonymity. Any company would be happier to read positive reviews, though we also welcome negative feedback if it helps to improve the work environment for the better. As you can leave a review once a year, we hope to see that you leave a more positive review next year! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
5.0
Mar 1, 2016

Great environment to grow.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Constant opportunities to grow into new roles & responsibilities throughout the company and across geographies. Flexible work schedule and willingness to allow some off-site work for many/most roles.

Cons

Heavy culture of consensus decision making, which worked well for ARM when it was young, but these days it needs to better empower its people to make intelligent and informed decisions on their own.

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Arm Response
10y
Thanks for leaving a review and your over 8 years of service with ARM! We place a lot of trust and responsibility in our employees such as the flexible work schedule you mentioned. With that flexibility is also the empowerment to make decisions, though as a company grows the pressure of consensus decision making also grows which can slow down action to the point of inaction. To that end, the more frequent communications with your line manager via AFDS should help address this, as the two of you build trust to the point where he/she feels comfortable to let you execute on a decision. If you do have additional suggestions on how we can improve trust within ARM, please do reach out to your People Team Business Partner! -Rick C. Social Recruiting Manager
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