"Good people to work with and few exciting projects."
"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."
"RIM has gone from market leader to 2nd tier due to leadership errors"
What do you like about working at Research In Motion?
"Very good products and technology and very well engineered and designed."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I couldn't recommend my current employer at this time until the company has restructured appropriately,"
What don't you like about working at Research In Motion?
"Very poor executive leadership with poor customer & market focus."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"The executive leadership should review and restructure the business around core products and services."
"I've worked for a short while there. Nothing much to write about."
"I've been working for BlackBerry for almost 2 years. It's been a bit of a rollercoaster, and I've accomplished a lot of things that have helped them reach fairly critical achievements. However, they do need to change, to remain competitive and the management is aware of that."
"Company was good, however the department I worked in was appalling."
What do you like about working at Research In Motion?
"The company is currently under a lot of strain and is clawing to regain its market share. This stress is felt throughout the company"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"RIM had a remarkable product 10 years ago but have been unable to keep up with current market trends. Their investments in outdated technologies and inability to even match competitors with their features is causing them to lose significant market share. They bleed money in areas that should be simple to control. Parking, for example, was a major issue. They hired a team of people to address the parking issue by allowing them to build parking structures, repave and paint parking lots, etc. But the building manager would take it upon themselves to do this same job and waste money/time in the process when there was a dedicated team who could have taken this task. They spend ridiculous amounts of money on things that aren't of any significance. An offer letter, for example, was send by Fedex and printed on very expensive paper. The cost for sending an offer letter to a potential employee was over $50. This could have been alleviated by sending the offer letter via email (common practice) or having the potential employee drive in to pick it up. Many many other areas that money is being wasted in the business. And this cuts into profits and employee benefits/raises."
What don't you like about working at Research In Motion?
"The department I was in was poorly managed by someone who was not ready for management. He built the department from the ground up and was unable to relinquish control to his employees. He would need to be involved in every small detail and would not allow any work to be accomplished without his involvement"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Step down. He was not ready to be a manager. He was too keen on getting credit for the accomplishments and didn't take any accountability for the failures. He would throw his own employees under the bus when there was a mistake (often times in a meeting with a Director infront of the other employees). And when something went right, he would make sure he got the Kudo's in private and not allow anyone else to bask in the accomplishment."
What do you like about working at Research In Motion?
"The commute into work is short and the traffic tends to be moderate."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"It's all smoke and mirrors. It's like the Wizard of Oz - pull open the curtain and you're meant with disappointment. The company use to have a great image, but those days are long gone. Do yourself a favor and look some where else."
What don't you like about working at Research In Motion?
"I don't feel like I have job security. The company is undergoing a re-organization and people are being randomly layed-off, that is, its not based on merit but which department you're working at. The lay offs continue although quietly and secretively. The people at Research In Motion of some of most cold and careless people I've met. I didn't know what an ugly Canadian was until I started to work for RIM."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would try to be the best mentor possible by understanding the needs and talents of the employee. I would towards addressing the employees needs and exploiting the employees talents."
What do you like about working at Research In Motion?
"Product line"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Make sure you know what they are asking to do for them."
What don't you like about working at Research In Motion?
"Not utilizing the internal resources and too much waste."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Focus on the product release before marketing it."
Research In Motion has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 69 Research In Motion Review Ratings left anonymously by Research In Motion employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at Research In Motion.
Research In Motion employees earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 23% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 49 Research In Motion employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Research In Motion Salaries by Job Title.
96% of employees would recommend working at Research In Motion with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Research In Motion 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Research In Motion is a Director of Engineering at $200,000 annually. Browse Research In Motion Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Research In Motion is a Shipping Clerk at $22,000 annually. Browse Research In Motion Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Research In Motion to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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