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    BlackBerry CEO John Chen
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    624 Ratings
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    1. Featured Review

      "Beta Software Test Student (Co-op)"

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      Former Employee - Beta Software Test Student in Waterloo, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Absolutely loved working there, the environment is very ripe with opportunity and the support provided by my immediate leaders was great. I was able to pitch an idea and see it come to life within my tenure which was awesome to witness. John Chen was always very welcoming and honest about where the company stood and thats what I loved the most, honesty with a gameplan.

      Cons

      None, I absolutely loved it,

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you're doing!

      BlackBerry2018-10-15

    2. "Senior Director"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BlackBerry full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Compensation, work environment, great people

      Cons

      In the midst of a rebuild / turnaround means many changes

      Advice to Management

      Less hierarchical decision making

      BlackBerry2019-03-19
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    3. "Great culture, smart people, innovation hindered by process"

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      Current Employee - Senior Infrastructure Specialist in Ottawa, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BlackBerry full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Great salary and benefits, excellent work life balance, subsidized meals and free healthy snacks.

      Cons

      Senior management is unfortunately very reactive instead of proactive. Innovation is often crippled by excessive policy and lack of appropriate IT framework. My job (like most) is 85% process, 15% actuall work. Might as well be government.

      Advice to Management

      Create an environment where people can learn and innovate instead of being bogged down by process.

      BlackBerry2019-07-12

    4. "Good Place to Work Overall"

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      Former Employee - Business Development in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time

      Pros

      Good salary with bonus incentive. Good work-life balance with flexible hours. Strong leadership from CEO John Chen.

      Cons

      Go-to-market strategy not fully baked for new solutions. Limited career growth opportunities.

      BlackBerry2019-07-10

    5. "Good till gone"

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      Current Employee - Analyst in Waterloo, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BlackBerry part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      awesome while it lasted, too bad it came to an end

      Cons

      failure to adapt to changing market conditions

      Advice to Management

      none

      BlackBerry2019-07-18

    6. "Great place to work at"

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      Former Employee - Senior Technical Support Analyst in Waterloo, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      People are great and willing to help

      Cons

      Managers need to know what is going on at junior levels

      BlackBerry2019-07-18

    7. "Unclear and improper career tracks"

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      Former Employee - Automation Tools Developer in Waterloo, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Large enterprise so opportunities to learn where productivity is at a slower pace compared to smaller companies

      Cons

      Career tracks are ill-defined and no career guidance or resources.

      BlackBerry2019-07-08

    8. "Great company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in Waterloo, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at BlackBerry full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Great compensation. Some inspiring leaders to work for . Opportunities to grow and learn if you seek for advancement

      Cons

      Communication is always challenging in big companies and BlackBerry is not the exception. Time of transition and restructuring were difficult years of uncertainty for employees but it feels as it is all in the past and the environment is much better now.

      BlackBerry2019-06-08

    9. "Great company!"

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      Former Employee - Inside Sales Representative in Waterloo, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Joined at the time of transition and although a bit chaotic, they knew what they were doing

      Cons

      slow process to get things done but this is to be expected with the larger firms

      BlackBerry2019-06-06

    10. "Great company to work at when they were on top!"

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      Former Employee - Engineering Technician in Kitchener, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Cared about employees and empowered them to progress within the company.

      Cons

      Didn't stay on top of the market.

      Advice to Management

      Too late

      BlackBerry2019-05-29
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