Tech Data Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Tech Data

Pros – great people, great teams, good environment. awesome place to get your career started and gain experience in the industry but long term, 5+ years, you should plan for other places.

Cons – very high traffic area, you need to get there 30 min before or else the entire area turns in to a parkinglot with all the other 30 companys in the area letting their 9-5'ers go. due to the low turn over rate in management, promotions are very seldom.

Advice to Senior Management – make changes that will have greater impact internally to make employees feel recognized rather than just a few good words about their hard work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Tech Data

Pros – The team and family culture is what makes this place a good company to work for if it is your first job. They train you and give you the resources to be successful.

Cons – The pay is not very good. it is below industry standards. They are not a great company for career advancement as most people who move up are very close to management.

Advice to Senior Management – Work on increasing pay and give people the opportunity to advance.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Tech Data full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Salaries are competitive and while I worked on the "business side" I was afforded ample opportunity for growth and allowed to develop tools that helped make my job and my teammates' jobs easier.

Cons – IT Department takes tremendous pride in NOT spending it's training budget. When we requested training, we were told to "buy a book" even though the training was essential for my team to grow into new opportunities. IT suffers from a "done is better than perfect" mentality that results in the users getting much less than they actually need, and applications that sit unused for years because they don't meet the requirements of the business.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire Business Analysts to ensure that IT meets the needs of the actual users and make departments use their training budgets to train people.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – The work environment is fun and the culture is business casual. If you work in Sales, you get many perks from vendors etc. that make it enjoyable to work there. Benefits were ok, same as pay.

Cons – Growth opportunity is very minimal for most, even the best of employees. Always seemed like the good ones left and the bad ones got promoted.

Advice to Senior Management – Build your people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Tech Data full-time

Pros – career opportunities, good place to gain experience,

Cons – too much stress, not enough fun

Current Employee – been working at Tech Data full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – good experience.
hi tech industry knowledge
recognized industry leader

Cons – lack of upward mobility
sometimes difficult to implement changes

Advice to Senior Management – listen to the people who are on the front lines talking to customers. we know what they need and want

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

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

Pros – Long term and clear International Top Management View, Employees' care, Shared Objectives and Strategies, outstanding Information System

Cons – Low Local Very Top management competencies

Current Employee – been working at Tech Data full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible, stable, and over all great place to work.

Cons – Could improve career pathing but if you perform you are rewarded

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

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

Pros – Moderate salary allows for survival when you don't hit 100% bonus. It's easy to be promoted if you start at the bottom. Your skills and talent will outshine a lack of degree or other shortcomings. You're given ownership of your sales cycle and marketing in some cases.

Cons – Politics come before all else; If you play the game and make friends with everyone, you'll be just fine. Your success and enjoyment of the position really depends on your team, manager and who you interact with on a daily basis. It's a campus of 2,500 people, so it's easy to get lost in the shuffle.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't freak out about phone stats. Track your PSCs by their goal achievement and don't worry about whether it's coming by e-mail, IM or phone. Not all of our customers enjoy being interrupted by a phone call when they asked for an e-mail.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Tech Data full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great culture and great work enviornment. The executive are very approachable and easy to work with while having high expectations. Great opportunities to broaden your skills and knowledge.

Cons – Lack of career advancement. In some departments there is no opportunity for advancement. Although they are aware of the problem nothing is done to create opportunities for high-potential employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to promote the career opportunities and announce internal promotions. For those areas with limited to no career advancement the management/executive team needs design career opportunities now to retain high potential employees.

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