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Found 2,567 of over 3K reviews
3.5
51% Recommend to a Friend
BlackBerry CEO & Executive Chair John Chen
31% Approve of CEO

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BlackBerry CEO & Executive Chair John Chen
John Chen
893 Ratings

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "great people to work with and interesting work(in 330 reviews)
  • "RIM pays a few ticks better then most companies and their benefits and such are very good.(in 252 reviews)
  • "Good salary if you are not supposed to commute as I did for a while(in 124 reviews)
  • "You get to work with lot of smart people and the pay is good.(in 119 reviews)
  • "Can't really think of any? Work life balance is good but that's because nobody returns your calls.(in 113 reviews)
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    1. 4.0
      FEATURED REVIEW
      Sept 14, 2023
      Systems Administrator
      Current Employee, more than 1 year
      Waterloo, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company, good pay, flexible

      Cons

      Can't think of cons at this time

      1. 5.0
        Apr 4, 2023
        Software Tester
        Former Employee
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        excellent company to work. Good culture

        Cons

        Not doing well in recent years

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        1. 3.0
          Nov 26, 2023
          Technical Support Analyst
          Former Employee, more than 1 year
          Waterloo, ON
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          The company has a good reputation and the workers are friendly. The office is nice. Great opportunity to learn.

          Cons

          The company's performance is decreasing, which means that there will be no bonus for employees. Additionally, the CEO has recently resigned from the company.

          1. 1.0
            Nov 29, 2023
            Anonymous Employee
            Former Employee, more than 1 year
            Toronto, ON
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            None, zip, zilch, zero, nada

            Cons

            No culture, don’t care about employees, no focus, no direction, no communication from top - stay away.

            1. 3.0
              Nov 26, 2023
              Anonymous Employee
              Former Employee, more than 10 years
              Waterloo, ON
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              They provide decent benefits. Competitive pay.

              Cons

              Leadership was in chaos. Top-heavy. Declining prospects.

              1. 4.0
                Nov 23, 2023
                Anonymous Employee
                Current Employee
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Great culture and good salary

                Cons

                Return to office five days a week

                1. 5.0
                  Nov 15, 2023
                  Program Manager
                  Current Employee
                  Waterloo, ON
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Good pay, good benefits, good culture

                  Cons

                  Mandatory return to office 5 days a week

                  1. 5.0
                    Nov 14, 2023
                    Senior Financial Analyst
                    Former Employee, more than 3 years
                    Waterloo, ON
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Professional company with loads of learning potential

                    Cons

                    Job Insecurity in a volatile market.

                    1. 4.0
                      Nov 12, 2023
                      Analyst
                      Former Employee, more than 3 years
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Great work life/balance, flexibility, managers are great to work with

                      Cons

                      Below par salary compared to other employers

                      1. 3.0
                        Nov 8, 2023
                        Senior Software Engineer
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        Ottawa, ON
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Salary is good Manager is nice

                        Cons

                        Some people is not interested in the technology

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                      BlackBerry has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,308 reviews left anonymously by employees. 51% of employees would recommend working at BlackBerry to a friend and 33% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BlackBerry employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BlackBerry. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.

                      51% of BlackBerry employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BlackBerry 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

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                      ComEd

                      Got booted from my former position about 4 years ago, which I LOVED. I have the impression I was "kept" in sympathy. Now that I have my feet beneath me, I feel like I'm running in place. Over the past 2 years, I've probably applied for about 100 positions in other departments. True, a few were unlikely moonshots, but for the most part I didn't misrepresent myself. Am I the world's worst interviewer? Otherwise.. shouldn't I have been accepted elsewhere, by choice?

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                      Administrative Assistant

                      I haven't worked since Jan. 2020 when my job as administrative assistant for the Hospitalist group was eliminated. I can't begin to count the number of applications submitted, interviews I've had, jobs that I was told were mine then they weren't, etc. Several jobs have fallen through or not panned out. I am not a job hopper and want to stay where I go. I have a zoom interview tomorrow for a front desk receptionist position at an oral surgeon's office. Any interview tips are appreciated.

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