Working at Research In Motion in Waterloo, ON: 17 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Waterloo, ON Area

"BlackBerry is a very reputable company in Canada, currently is focused on providing large-demographic based customer security solutions such as MDM tools, etc. and with the recent acquisition of Cylance they are now providing best in class Anti- Virus solutions for professional as well as the consumer market. My inclination to join this company was the dream I had in childhood to hold a BlackBerry device and own it with pride, well that couldn't be possible but I landed the opportunity to be part of my dream company and I have worked with my 200% effort and lead my lead in winning the CSAT competition for 2 months hosted quarterly, and also as we were taught to consider the customer as our main priority, I have never let down any expectations of customer from my side even if I had to work overtime. All in all, I had an amazing experience, and working with my manager and seniors closely helped me learn a lot about the job, the tech industry, and life as a whole."

"I worked there as a software test associate."

"I quite enjoyed working at Research In Motion for my co-op education - the only concern I really had was family and friends constantly noting the stock dropping, which was the least enjoyable part of the job."

"It is a great company and it has a friendly culture."

"I worked for BlackBerry from 2009 to 2014, the company at high levels made some major mistakes and I didn't see any accountability until everything started to go badly. But at my level of employment the managers and team leaders I've had to deal with were generally good people and I enjoyed my time there."

"Fast and dynamic environment. Great co-workers."

"Overall, it was very good work experience. Co-workers taught me very well and supervisor gave me many good advice. Even though the company was in tough situation, employees worked really hard and were always enthusiastic."

"It is a great company to do internship. My supervisor allowed me to make my own decisions. And he was very patient; patience is very important to a non native speaker."

"I have worked for Blackberry for 5 years. The company is still struggling to find direction. Even the VP doesn't know what project we should work on."

"BlackBerry is a good company with great product for a long time they are the defacto standard of mobile communication. Working there was a great learning experience however until they can find a way out of the current economic turmoil the working condition will continue to degrade. However, I do believe BlackBerry will find success in the business software and enterprise space and return to profitability and innovation some day."

"I worked for BB on contract for two years and then was full time for 2.5 years. The last year or so was hard as we all knew there would be layoffs. I enjoyed the people I worked with. Training was provided for a lot of things and the company perks were really good."

"It was a great place to work before but these days it is not."

"I started to work with BlackBerry since 2010. During that time the company was in good shape and doing well in the wireless market. But after a new CEO was assigned to BlackBerry, he cut almost half of the employees from BlackBerry and outsourced most of the team to make money."

"It was great fun with team, I learned lots of technologies from Blackberry, I want to be part of Software developer team."

"I have worked for Blackberry for over 4 years now and until recent unstable times I have never considered leaving. Blackberry has always taken care of their employees and offered competitive salaries. If the company wasn't unstable I would love to continue working for them. I would recommend the company without a doubt."