BlackBerry Reviews

Former Employee – worked at BlackBerry full-time

Pros – social package, nice people, good work/life balance

Cons – hard to grow up in a career

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at BlackBerry

Pros – Great people, nice pay, challenging work

Cons – People's stereotype, losing public popularity

Former Employee – worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – - work/life balance
- smart peole working with respect for each other

Cons – - unpredictable future
- time to market

Former Employee – worked at BlackBerry full-time

Pros – - Good people to work with. Very passionate.
- Not too process oriented but has a basic proces. Easy to get things done.
- Individual ownership and responsibility.

Cons – The company is going through difficult situation, so one is never sure of their job security. Even if you think you are working on the greatest thing, you can be let go.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good smart people to work with
Technology is fun and interesting
Benefits are good

Cons – Brand and market share in decline
Constantly getting slammed by the press, was hard on morale

Advice to Senior Management – Enough with the re-orgs

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at BlackBerry

Pros – as product team member, it is not a constant pressure but there will be rush when it is closed to release the product

Cons – the management seem to not care about you or it is a bad management communication

Former Employee – worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – You are generally working with good people who are friendly and are willing to help you. The pay is decent and there are some training opportunities.

Cons – Given the loss of marketshare to Apple and Android, this is a relatively risky company to work for at this time. There were recently 5000 layoffs and the general atmosphere is focused on cost cutting. Bonuses are virtually non-existent and when given are a very small portion of your salary. Another problem is the constant re-org changes that occur and the business/process changes occurring based on this. Lastly, there is an expectation that you are always available to work, including nights and weekends. Executives will send emails out at 10pm on Friday and expect an immediate response.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at BlackBerry full-time for less than a year

Pros – Opportunity to learn a vast number of things .

Good team and very helpful

Cons – not that I can think of

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at BlackBerry full-time for more than a year

Pros – Very talented and knowledgeable engineering pool, good life balance, flexible working environment. Engineers take pride in their products and work environment.

Cons – Severly punished by media for not putting out competitive products. Remains to be seen how their new products will get them back on track.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire senior execs who are competitive, know this business, and can demonstrate their conviction to get us ahead of competion. Dont just hire buddies from your previous jobs.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at BlackBerry

Pros – - Benefits are great - vacation, subsideized gym membership, RRSP matching dollar for dollar
- good work culture - not a cut throat environment, everyone gets along for the most part
- pay is competitive

Cons – - innovation is not anywhere to be found
- as with any company, there are lots of silos
- the last couple years have been tough on the company, thus raises bonuses are rare, and slim if given.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend