BlackBerry Culture | Comparably
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
77
TOTAL
RATINGS
903

BlackBerry Company Culture

BlackBerry Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.4/5
BlackBerry's Overall Culture is rated C+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

BlackBerry CEO

Bottom 45%Bottom 45% of Similar Size Companies
John Chen BlackBerry's CEO
John Chen
65 /100
A Day in the Life
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BlackBerry employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at BlackBerry report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
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77% of BlackBerry employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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BlackBerry employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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BlackBerry employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
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65% of BlackBerry employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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What part of BlackBerry's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?

Asked to all employees at BlackBerry

  • Niche acquisitions designed to create an end to end Enterprise Software Security offering collectively are performing better year over year....

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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at BlackBerry?

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  • 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....

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What do people at BlackBerry think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?

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  • 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...

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What do you wish you knew before starting at BlackBerry?

Asked to all employees at BlackBerry

  • How bureaucratic it is.

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What's the Sales team like at BlackBerry?

Asked to the Sales Department at BlackBerry

  • Enterprise Sales Teams are legacy reps from the heyday of the Blackberry Device era.. comfortable, well paid, not going anywhere. Newer...

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H1B Visa

In 2019, BlackBerry applied for 23 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

23
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (23 out of 23)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 23)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 23)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 23)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at BlackBerry

Top
25%

BlackBerry currently ranks in the Top 25% of similarly sized companies

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at BlackBerry

Top
40%

BlackBerry currently ranks in the Top 40% of similarly sized companies

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
43%Promoters
14%Passives
43%Detractors

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Mission, Vision, & Values

To be the world's leading provider of end-to-end mobility solutions that are the most secure and trusted.

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BlackBerry Culture At a Glance

77 employees at BlackBerry have reviewed BlackBerry across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 77 BlackBerry employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at BlackBerry are generally satisfied with their total compensation at BlackBerry, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at BlackBerry are generally satisfied with their team. 77 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at BlackBerry are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at BlackBerry believe the environment at BlackBerry is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at BlackBerry is moderate. About 62% of the employees at BlackBerry work 8 hours or less, while 9% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at BlackBerry are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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BlackBerry vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Microsoft
    76 / 100
  2. 2nd
    HP Inc.
    76 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Apple
    73 / 100
  4. 4th
    Nokia
    71 / 100
  5. 5th
    BlackBerry
    67 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

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Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
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PTO / Vacation Policy
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Maternity / Paternity Leave
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