Seagate Technology Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Seagate Technology

Pros – Great working conditions personal health care, good salary, lots of bonus and incentive schemes, profit share, stock purchase plans rewards and recognitions etc

Cons – management were very weak and in some cases completely incompetent and frankly the fact that some of them managed to get promoted in the posotions they were in was amazing. Too many meetings and it was also hard to dismiss poorly performing employees.

Advice to Senior Management – relatively poor

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Get to learn alot of things. Really like my time at Seagate. Nice place with nice colleagues.

Cons – None at all. This place is heavan. I really like it here.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great management, innovative environment, great work / life / balance, and love the perks. Seagate is the leader in hard drives and has a very bright future.

Cons – I have no complaints about this company.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great company strategy and culture. This is the best company I've worked for thus far and I don't see myself leaving.

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

Former Employee – worked at Seagate Technology as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Working with engineers who are very smart. Collaborative nature of groups. Ability to do multiple things.

Cons – Sometimes internship experience varies depending on group assigned to.

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – It is a successful company with a lot of technical talent.

Cons – They endorsed too many best practices like lean manufacturing, six sigma, etc. and tried to keep all of them in place instead of choosing one or adopting a few good practices from one or two of these systems.

Advice to Senior Management – Adopt a bonus system that pays out regularly, not once every several years.

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

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology part-time for less than a year

Pros – Great pay
Learned a ton about hard disk drives.
Some benefits
Great experience
Strong resume builder.

Cons – Limited software opportunity s at a Hardware company.

Advice to Senior Management – Could have better organization with interns

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

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – If you are looking for a place to work where your work is appreciated and honoured or having the ability to contribute and influence a large organization, this is the place you find.

Cons – Like all most medium to large corporation, there will always be imbalance somewhere in the organization, hence there are room of improvement. In today world, you don't expect to find a company to work your entire life, even Japanese corporation cease to have this belief.

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

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

Pros – Highly competent engineers with high working ethics. Supportive management that motivates engineer to growth.

Cons – High bureaucracy and politics impede effective action and innovation.

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – - Great people and flexible work arrangements
- Above average total compensation package (competitive base, excellent bonuses, very good benefits pkg)
- Challenging work, industry leader, advanced technology & tools
- Intellectually stimulating environment

Cons – - Demanding hours at times
- Hierarchal, top down management structure
- Lots of barriers to getting things done quickly - overly complex

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to promote and take "Seagate Way" more seriously, drive decision making down, reduce complexity, make it easier to get simple things done more quickly.

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

Current Employee – been working at Seagate Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 1) Good work-life balance
2) People are v helpful
3) Full opportunity to show your skills

Cons – 1) Salary range is not so good compared to market

Advice to Senior Management – Nurture work environment for creative thinking

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