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"great work life balance and vacation policy" (in 118 reviews)
"Good work culture and good people" (in 35 reviews)
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"bad work life balance / stressful most of the time" (in 22 reviews)
"Company is growing extremely fast" (in 11 reviews)
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"An Excellent Place to Be Your Excellent Self"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Arm full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Very much a culture of inclusiveness and a feeling of belonging. Just about every culture and country is represented in the office and it's a thriving multi-cultural environment.
Management are supportive, trusting and actively encourage personal development.
Many little touches add up into making working here a very enjoyable place; food, refreshments, pizza night - I could go on.Cons
The department is still going through a period of change and increasing head count so it's not always easy to remain focused.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work - keep trusting your staff and developing them.
Arm 2018-03-29 07:15 PDT ![Arm Logo]()
"Good place to work"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Arm full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Plenty of Vacation/sick leave + Sabbatical. Great place to work.
Cons
No RSUs but compensated by cash (bonuses) .
Arm 2018-08-13 19:47 PDT![Arm Logo]()
"Graduate Project Manager"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Arm full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Good work culture and opportunities
Cons
None i can think of as of now
Arm 2018-08-09 09:14 PDT![Arm Logo]()
"ARM"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Arm full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
A very friendly work environment!
Cons
Very boring campus life. Gives very corporate feel.
Advice to Management
Better on-campus benefits for employees.
Arm 2018-07-06 14:25 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great company, bright future, geographically dispersed"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Arm full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Arm provides great benefits, which allow employees to just focus on how they can best contribute to the company. Great, collaborative company culture.
-- Competitive salary
-- Good bonuses
-- "FlexPot" benefit that help reimburse kid's college tuition, pay for personal growth, etc (thousand of dollars per year)
-- GREAT time-off benefits (4-5 wks vacation, 4 wk sabbatical every 4 years)
-- no-hassle business travel budgets
-- respect for work-life balance
The company culture is very collaborative; all about "we, not I", so there are few problems with big egos. Everyone is helpful and cooperative. There isn't a significant divide between managers and employees; there is little emphasis on "hierarchy".Cons
-- Dealing with disperse geographies (notably San Jose, Austin TX, and Cambridge England) creates challenges. Many people seem to report to someone whose office is thousands of miles away. It's not uncommon for someone in San Jose to report to a manager in Austin, who reports to someone in Austin, who reports to an executive back in San Jose. This works better for more senior people, who can work independently; new college grads need a lot more guidance so need to be co-located with their manager and others in their group.
-- some work areas are being changed from cubicles into Facebook-style long work benches, due to space constraints ... although I would never want to work that way, apparently new college grads don't mindAdvice to Management
Keep up the great company culture!
And keep investing in R&D, in upcoming areas where Arm can compete well.Arm 2018-06-22 12:38 PDT![Arm Logo]()
"Great"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Arm full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good management and you will learn a lot
Cons
There are no such cons
Arm 2018-03-06 19:40 PST![Arm Logo]()
"dyh"
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I have been working at Arm full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Pros
1. Open environment, NO walls or tiny cubicles
2. Boss understands tech and is available technical discussions
3. Decent pay
4. Casual dress code
5. Friendly staff
6. You will have enough time to learn and understand things
7. Great team to work withCons
Cons
Nothing really.
Sometimes you need to push someone to get things done, which is quite normal.Advice to Management
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Arm 2018-04-05 10:33 PDT![Arm Logo]()
"Very good kickstarter"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Arm full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
As the title speaks for itself, decent and very desirable place to start your career at all levels.
Work culture is more like a hybrid between a start-up and a more stable well established companies.Cons
Last point from "pros" does have a mixed feeling at Arm. The startup type of culture could be demanding (long work hours, tighter schedules ...)
Advice to Management
Continue to keep up a good work-life balance for everyone in the company at all levels (irrespective of the grades)
Current benefits like below are holding the fort to be relieved from the stressful work and maintain a work-life balance:
#Sabbatical
#Vacation
#Holidays
#Sick leaveArm 2018-01-23 11:47 PSTHelpful (5)
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"Becoming a behemoth"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Arm full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Work is relatively good. People are good and not much politics like in other places.
Cons
No clear roadmap. Benefits are not competitive for the market.
Arm 2018-01-30 07:04 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Disappointing"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Arm full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Not applicable. I don't have even 5 words.
Cons
- Memory compiler releases scheduled on Thanksgiving & other holidays in addition to regular releases every 2 weeks.
- Hectic schedule makes it hard to follow what is going in the team.
- Not a positive environment to learn and grow.
- Senior team mates don't generally provide simple answer to basic queries raised by junior engineers.
- Very low pay for junior employees compared to other employers in the bay area.
- Bonus and other compensations are not competitive.Advice to Management
Please follow up with everyone in the team on a regular basis not just once in a blue moon.
Arm 2018-02-23 11:20 PST
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Arm Response
Jul 11, 2018 – Talent Acquisition Advisor
Thanks for sharing your experience here and it’s great to hear about the areas we do well! Trust is a key element in a progressive organisation. As we continue to grow it is important to keep sharing feedback and communicating around our goals, as well as how to reach them together.... MoreLess