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    BlackBerry Reviews

    Updated 25 May, 2018
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    1. "Process Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      good working environment, high educated people

      Cons

      poor management and leader ship

    2. "Hard to compete with rising engineer salaries..."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time

      Pros

      Work with some amazing people and technology stack

      Cons

      Bound to hierarchal pay structure, difficult to retain top talent

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    3. "HR Reporting Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at BlackBerry full-time

      Pros

      Diverse work, flex time, great team enivornment

      Cons

      Can work in evenings and weekends; no working from home as directed by CEO

    4. "Software Test Associate"

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      Former Employee - Software Test Associate in Waterloo, ON
      Former Employee - Software Test Associate in Waterloo, ON

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good experience in testing and learing the tools.

      Cons

      Did not get to work on Automation as much as I hoped.

      Advice to Management

      Great management and really helpful in training interns.

    5. "Social Media Coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time

      Pros

      Decent working environment and space

      Cons

      stifling of ideas at middle management

    6. Helpful (1)

      "ETA Technician"

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      Former Employee - Hardware Technician in Waterloo, ON
      Former Employee - Hardware Technician in Waterloo, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits package, comfortable work environment
      Always felt like part of something bigger.

      Cons

      Much of the pros started to diminish in 2013 when the company started to get left behind companies like Apple or Samsung. Benefits were pulled back to minimal and company stared to get more strict and providing less freedom. Its hard to say if the tightening of the reigns were part of the downfall as moral was depleting. (mainly in the hardware sector
      But Faith in the company still remained and

      Advice to Management

      The company seems to be turning its self around quit successfully now

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      "Bad Management"

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      Former Employee - Manager in Halifax, NS
      Former Employee - Manager in Halifax, NS
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great people working there, lots of opportunities.

      Cons

      Management is horrendous, need better leadership.

      Advice to Management

      Hire people leaders, stop promoting your friends.

    8. Helpful (3)

      "US Territory Account Mgr says RUN"

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      Former Employee - Territory Account Manager in Waterloo, ON
      Former Employee - Territory Account Manager in Waterloo, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Benefits, Working Remotely and Product Training

      Cons

      HIGH turnover!! I came from acquisition and was top sales employee. I jumped ship as soon as customers continued to say how awful the product and support is.... Customers are leaving, product is broken and over priced, and comp plans continue to get worse. Before interviewing, look how many open reqs there are. The company is not growing, this is all turnover. Good luck finding people who have worked here over 2 years and can mentor you....the brand is still dead!

      Advice to Management

      Take care of your customers and employees. Mgmt, do the investors a favor and leave. Board, create MBOs for employee retention and get accurate data. Most of the data presented to board is inaccurate...request 3rd party audits.

    9. "Friendly Management - At QNX"

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      Current Employee - Junior Software Developer in Ottawa, ON
      Current Employee - Junior Software Developer in Ottawa, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BlackBerry full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Get to work with embedded technology which will power the next generation of cars.

      Cons

      Wage is below average, even for a Co-Op position. Especially considering the competence expected of employees. There is a reason they are losing their employees to competing companies.

    10. Helpful (6)

      "sinking ship"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      It was once really good place to work at and the pay was (and still is) very good. Also, most (but not all) people I worked with (both coworkers and managers) were fantastic.

      Cons

      As a smartphone platform builder it is practically dead. It failed to compete against Apple and Android. It is still alive (and in good shape) as a software vendor for the enterprise device management system but faces harsh competitions. Software related jobs are rapidly moving from Canada to Ukraine. New employees are rapidly hired in Ukraine and at the same time, lots of employees rapidly laid off in Canada. Waves of layofs happen roughly every half year, and in Canada it feels like a sinking ship. If you apply for a software related job - do not make long-term plans :)

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