Jabil reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,891 total reviews)
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Mike Dastoor

81% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Jabil has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,891 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jabil employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Jan 5, 2015

Engineer

Recommend
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Pros

Free popcorn on Fridays (whoop-de-doo) Occasional inexpensive employee events (Tiger Opening Day, Halloween party) If you're friends with a manager, you can get hired for just about any job - usually some type of supervisor - with zero experience and you can be practically brain-dead. Great opportunity for people with no other career options. Great place to get experience right out of college for a year or two - but then you better bail out! Let yourself be used and abused for a couple of years (trial by fire) and then take that experience, the cache' of the Jabil name, and go get a job at a reputable company paying 25% more than Jabil.

Cons

As soooo many other people have posted - this is SUCH a good ol' boys club! It's truly about who you know not what your qualifications are, for getting hired or promoted. It's a little disgusting. Unless you're ready to kiss the butts of some of the managers and fawn all over them, you'll never get ahead. During my time here, I've had no opportunities for promotion, but I've seen plenty of butt-kissers get promoted. The problem is that I know my field and Jabil doesn't want people who know their field - they want people who suck up. Pay has been below market, but Jabil takes advantage of their "big name" to pay less than the going rate, and the economy's too good right now to work for a company that's as cheap as Jabil when you can get a job paying way more just about anyplace. Training is non-existent. Don't believe the "work hard, play hard" nonsense managers spout. Maybe that was Jabil 25 years ago, but it doesn't reflect today's reality. Today's reality is "work hard, then work harder, then get laid off."

4.0
Dec 23, 2014

Great Company

Recommend
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Pros

Encourages entrepreneurial spirit. Good pay and great benefits for managers.

Cons

Some areas are difficult to move up in.

4.0
Dec 6, 2014

Solid Company

Recommend
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Pros

Jabil is a strong risk averse company with worldwide presence; it is well organized with talented employees. In my experience for the most part, the people I've worked with are very skilled and talented in their respective fields.

Cons

Being a global company, communication is a big issue when it comes to being on the same page for meetings. Jabil's benefits are equivalent with other companies but could use their numbers to negotiate competitive rates.

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