Arrow Electronics reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,547 total reviews)
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Bill Austen

59% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Arrow Electronics has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,547 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arrow Electronics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Apr 28, 2016

Director

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you need a job in Denver then you could give Arrow a shot. If you are looking for a position within Arrow outside of Denver I would not recommend it. If you get the job do not get too comfortable.

Cons

No security outside of Denver. CEO sold his soul to the city. Promised 1000s of jobs to city of Denver. Majority of jobs came from other cities and smaller branches all over the country being closed. Branding campaign has cost 100s of jobs so CEO could finance his $100M marketing/ad campaign. Company has spent an estimated $400M in the last few years on stock buy back programs to benefit share holders. Most employees do not even get ESOP type stock distributions anymore. Where did the execs find 5% of OI to sponsor an Indy Car?

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Arrow Electronics Response
9y
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Arrow - we appreciate it! We're started moving in the direction of better understanding what our employees do and creating job profiles around those. The next step is to create job families to see where we may be lacking in a current workforce. Please know your thoughts are highly valued and that we are creating initiatives around many of the things you have mentioned!
2.0
Feb 26, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

If you play the political game you're fine. You can have a long and stable career. Coming in you can even get almost market compensation and a benefits package. Once you're in, As a software engineer, I found that if you have no ambition to grow within your field, and don't mind working about four to seven years behind the times, you will be fine and have a long career on cruise control.

Cons

Pay is always below market - unless you're a new hire. Then they don't pay above market, they try to sell you on stability. It's a fear tactic. And honestly, there is no stability. If you kiss up to the right people, the right way, there is some stability. But make no mistake. Arrow does not profit from innovation. They profit from cost cutting. And you are nothing more than a line item on a budget. They would rather hold on to their (as I once heard a manager say) "Indentured Servants from India" who they VASTLY underpay and overwork, holding their work visas over their heads, than hold on to you. Even if you show you are highly skilled and prove your work ethic. They'll compliment you. But you will not be rewarded with market value compensation. Your new-hire offer will be the best your compensation does versus market value your entire tenure at Arrow. As a developer, do not hope to introduce modern ideas anytime soon. Even external customer tools and web technology stacks are decided in favor of "one platform" which actually complicates what should be simple and keeps their talent working in technology and methodologies that are years behind. Do not expect to leave Arrow with a lot of market-valuable skills. Expect to find a transitional job where you can get back up to date first. Even contracting positions using the web technology stacks that ECS IT uses pays at about 75% of what the market bears for current web technology rates per hour. A great indicator: In 2010 the corporate standard browser was IE7. Until Microsoft officially ended support for IE7, Arrow refused to change until forced. IE8 was still the corporate standard browser in 2014!!!!! Until 2012, as a WEB developer, I was forbidden to install Firefox or Chrome on my computer without special permission and management from IT helpdesk. Working in ECS IT is an absolutely morale-killing, career-damaging, innovation-vacuum. Management is in the business of keeping people in line and low-cost. The most talented people I was around were very unhappy but afraid that the economy made job-hopping out of something "secure" undoable (this is part of design - a lot of Arrow's message at company townhall meetings is one of Arrow keeping the world employed during tough times). Or they were talented people from India whose work visas held them to Arrow.

2.0
Jun 26, 2015
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Pros

Good pay, good office locations, and decent health insurance. Almost current technology and software used in most positions. Managers have lots of perks.

Cons

Devious, scheming, back-stabbing managers will throw employees under the bus to cover their own incompetence. Office politics are BRUTAL and pervasive. You WILL BE SPIED UPON in your phone and computer communications. You will NOT BE TRAINED. Expectations for your position will not be communicated to you, but you will be expected to have anticipated them and exceeded them. Managers change their objectives on an hourly basis. Gestapo-style HR department.

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Arrow Electronics Response
10y
I'm sorry to hear about your negative experience at Arrow. Based on your notes above, I would encourage you to set some time to chat with your HR Business Partner. They could facilitate a conversation and create a more positive work environment for you.
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