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Q&A With BlackBerry Employees
Working at BlackBerry is everyone you get to work with. Our community and culture are built on diversity, integrity, accountability and respect. Beyond our compassionate, competitive and fun-loving nature, that’s what we’re really all about.
How employees describe working at BlackBerry
People were enthusiastic and professional
same characters as in the movie minus the success part
Safe, clean and non-political environment.
I love everything about it, nothing inferior about it All are quality, each updated model is better than the other
Good work by CEO & Team
What it's like to work at BlackBerry
- BlackBerry employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
- Employees at BlackBerry report the work pace is moderate
- 77% of BlackBerry employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- BlackBerry employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- BlackBerry employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 65% of BlackBerry employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With BlackBerry Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 15
What part of BlackBerry's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Niche acquisitions designed to create an end to end Enterprise Software Security offering collectively are performing better year over year. WatchDox, SecuSmart, etc (all re-branded now) just google blackberry acquisition history. Also QMX Blackberry's IOT Automotive sector is performing well. Traditional MDM is stable thanks to the acquisition of blackberry's largest competitor "Good Technologies" but still competing with Airwatch & Mobile Iron juggernauts.
The company is NOT growing. They have very few (if any) wins when it comes to new logos.
QNX is growing the fastest and it is where they are having great success. Their EMM/UEM is struggling to gain new customers. They have not done a good job on getting new logos. Most of their transactions are with existing customers which makes it very difficult to grow the company that way.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at BlackBerry?
Hire good people and let them do their job while providing resources to grow the company and to get the word out on the new products. Potential buyers need to know that they are a software company and that the BlackBerry that most people knew is in the past.
Less micromanaging your people. If you don't trust them, don't hire them. If you hire them, let them do their job and listen to their feedback.
What do people at BlackBerry think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Some people think the CEO wants to sell the company instead of grow it. The lack of investment in marketing is a sign of that. The company has done very little to get the word out about the new BlackBerry. Most prospects think the company is only a hardware company.
The CEO has been focused on the overall value of the company. He is trying to grow the company in the software space without investing in marketing which it is very difficult (if not impossible). They have done a great job on keeping existing customer but they are struggling getting new customers. It is very difficult when prospects still see the company as a hardware provider and not as a software provider which is what they are.
What do you wish you knew before starting at BlackBerry?
How bureaucratic it is.
What should I wear for an interview at BlackBerry?
Suit and tie
What's the Sales team like at BlackBerry?
Enterprise Sales Teams are legacy reps from the heyday of the Blackberry Device era.. comfortable, well paid, not going anywhere. Newer Enterprise reps are given whats left over to work with, whichever patches or accounts legacy reps didn't strong arm back from them by going upchain. Lead Gen (inside and outsourced) and inside sales, SMB are A+ across the board. BBRY is loosing their best millennial staff, the company is loosing its future due to its prioritization of opinions and ideas from legacy senior reps whom won their tenure by selling Blackberry Pearl's and BES before the IPhone 1 came out. This will be their cultural struggle.
How's the leadership on the Sales team at BlackBerry?
At the C suite, B+ Marketing Director level and below A+ President of Sales D- VP of Sales (most regions) B Sales Managers A+ Mid level and lower level sales managers outperform, encourage growth, build solid teams. But constantly under the gun by VPs and SVP's (of various regions) whom could care less about generating better numbers by appreciating "the peasants" and demonstrating it. the various sales regions via "sales spiffs"..etc.
Does BlackBerry have any remote positions?
Yes, most sales roles are remote.
What's the interview process like at BlackBerry?
Top Employee Response
The interview process is pretty straight forward. I had 1 call with the recruiter, one call with the hiring manager, one face to face interview with the hiring manager and one call with another sales manager.
How's the work life balance at BlackBerry?
It could be better if management wasn't so focus on micromanaging people.
What are your coworkers at BlackBerry like?
Great people to work with.
What do employees at BlackBerry think about their benefits?
BlackBerry employees rate their overall benefits a B and most of them think the perks are Good. 69% of BlackBerry employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 15-20 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is $2500+/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at BlackBerry?
44% of the same employees also feel like BlackBerry is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at BlackBerry.
How are the managers at BlackBerry?
BlackBerry employees rate their manager a B+ or 74/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (71%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at BlackBerry?
BlackBerry employees rates their pay and overall compensation a B or 70/100. 67% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 67% of employees get raises every year.
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Should I work at BlackBerry?
43% of BlackBerry employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 14% are neutral and 43% would not recommend working at BlackBerry to their friends.
| 43% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 14% | Passive |
| 43% | Detractors |
