HARMAN reviews

3.8

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,947 total reviews)

Christian Sobottka

82% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

HARMAN has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,947 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HARMAN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Apr 1, 2013

Rewarding but painful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A great tradition of high end audio system. Respected by audiophiles worldwide. Employees very dedicated and cohesive, overall.

Cons

Poor marketing efforts. They rely on reputation and word of mouth to extend brands. BOSE and Beats out-market Harman with mailings, print ads, web ads and broadcast commercials. Senior management determined to outsource all functions to China and India, Many lay offs in the US and Europe. Senior management rewards themselves with large bonuses while their products list numerous defects and the supply chain dynamics deliver damaged packages. Employees nervous about their futures within the company

1.0
Jul 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Small company, easy to get offer, very well talented bluffing, dictating leads and directors

Cons

Most of the newly joined experinced people are forced to work under less experinced, dump, immature leads. Leads and Directors are treat employees like slaves. They dont even know the meaning of respect. Management strongly believes bluffing and buttering skills than technical talents and hardwork. Promotions, hike, and onsite travel purely based on bluffing and buttering skills to the managers. No proper HR policy. Only some people always get benifits, rest dont even get reply mail from management. No proper hierarchy. positions are given in the company based on the date of joining (Great policy), Not based on experience and skills.

2.0
Feb 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Brands, Products history, Compensation and benefits

Cons

Dictatorial work culture with management having a factory culture mindset. Respect for the employees is absolutely lacking and people are in for a shock when you join for the Brand name but find high misuse of power in the top management with sycophancy and crude treatment of employees. Negative bureaucracy. Technology awareness is bleak at the top and so is the ability to do business in the market. Innovation is impossible at this center.

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