inside sales representative

senior production technician

quality assurance inspector

field sales representative

director

Arrow-Electronics

I worked here and was surprised at how low the morale was. Staff not really working but standing around and talking for long periods of time. Don't get me wrong. There are those who do bust their butts, there. But it is not a large number, unless you happen to be working on another team.. There's also lots of back biting and gossiping, so if you saw this in the others' reviews, it is very true. The attendance policy is only enforced if they don't like you. They say it is strictly enforced, I say not true.. I witnessed with my own eyes staff leaving early to go on dates, supposedly sick, or don't come in at all due to hangovers..They later joke about it on the floor the next day. One guy rarely is there, and when he does show up, he leaves early when he doesn't seem to feel good. This seems to be a regular thing, yet he is still there, lol..I have seen him maybe 65% of the time..Maybe 70 tops since I have been there. How low is the morale? How about a trainer whose been fired an excess of four times, yet keeps getting hired back because of her lawyer? Or the fact that when temps are sent here, hardly no one ever comes back? I mean don't even last 24 hrs! Or the fact that, Arrow Electronics can't seem to keep Supervisors. .The folks who are still there are individuals that should have been fired ages ago. And the things they talk about on the floor will make your hair stand-up, especially if you are a lady..But these guys are all cool with management, so nothing to worry about..There are two very good workers there, well three..An not one of them received any award, no thanks yous, no anythings. Instead one in particular, they try their best to get him fired..And these guys are truly an asset! 

Arrow seems to reward the favorites. And boy is it worth it because the food is good, and extended breaks are awesome..The pool table is a nice touch..There's even a arcade machine here..Well, from one of the closed locations of course.. After your nice meal, and awesome break,  you're back on the floor with the same lazy people, standing around all night talking super loud while you struggle to get your work done. Sort of like working at Dollar Tree, I think. They advertise overtime, but it is not possible due to Arrow being in the slow season and customer complaints. They already closed 3 locations already this year. 

Here's the short of it, come here if you want to get your feet wet in the IT field or Productions. Depending on who is still there or who is training you, you will either learn a lot or learn nothing at all. Apply here if you are in between jobs. And yes, the pay is good..Well for the type of job it is..Get your forklift experience here,too.. They are always hiring and even a mule can get in...Especially if you know how to play the game here..Get in good with the right people, you will honestly get hired, they'll see to it.. Once you're in, attendance or whatever you do will never be an issue..Job security, you will have.  However, if you are one of those "professionals" out there looking for advancements, promotions, or any other real professional accolades, you're truly wasting your time. You're not going to retire with that nice gold watch..l spend your time fighting with egos and never getting anything done. You will either end up quitting(like I did) or getting fired for "attendance" issues, lol...So there you have it..The cut and dry about working at good ole Arrow Electronics. I was asked for a honest review, so here it is.

To start this review, please note that this company will literally hire anyone, including the homeless. I suppose that can be a benefit to some. Others, not so much.

The engineers aren't really computer engineers of any kind. Most don't know the very basics of operating systems. What they do know however, is how to do what the customer tells them to do. This does not only regard the engineers, but all of management as well. They will say anything and do anything to get the business of others regardless of if it can actually be done or not by this company. Their lies play a big part in keeping this company alive.

Everyone on the production floor, besides the Supervisors and Engineers, get paid generally the exact same amount regardless of how well they perform or how poorly. Don't expect any raises, or rewards of any kind from this company, it all goes to upper management. (BTW, this is a fortune 150 company).

The typical day as a production tech involves standing for all 8 hours or 10 hours depending on your shift. You stand to build a computer, and you stand to stare at a monitor and follow step by step dummy instructions on how to install a stick of RAM and how to press F12 on your keyboard to go into CMOS.

The work is very tedious, repetitive and mind numbing. If you are someone who likes to use your brain, then this is not the job for you. If you have any kind of experience and education, this is not the job for you. The only reason you should be working at this company, is if you don't want to work in fast food. Any other job however, might be a better choice.

The most enjoyable part of this job has got to be the social atmosphere between few of the co-workers. That is about the only way to not go completely insane doing what you will do here. Everyone else either ignores you or bites your head off when you say anything at all. Don't expect training either since its designed for a monkey to be able to do. Though it does not work as intended ever.

Management is very, very bad. They always say they will make changes, and blah blah blah, but reality is that the people who fill those management roles have no experience working on the actually integration floor. They don't have the knowledge of what its really like to work there and therefore are not qualified enough to make appropriate decisions regarding that area, which by the way is where most if not all of the money is made.

The funniest part about this job is how difficult it is to get fired. If you can clock-in and clock-out on time every single day, you are set for a long employment opportunity. They couldn't care less how much you struggle at doing your job as long as it gets done by somebody else, me for example. Show up to work and you are good to go.

P.S. This review is by a current employee as of 11/23/2014 who is doing their best to find a new job. Good luck at this place when I leave. (sad and selfish, but true statement)

Arrow is a well-known brand in the Denver market.  It is also a giant bureaucracy with a relatively stuffy culture.  I wouldn't say as bad as some of the 'old boys' telecom firms.  However, it's not much better.

You would think there are systems in place at such a large company for rewarding, retaining, and promoting talent.  There is not.  Arrow loves to hire low-value roles as contract-to-hire.  Upon conversion, they will lowball you on salary with the promise of future growth and development.  I'm paid at least $20k under market for my skills and experience.  I've had numerous discussions with management about getting me to the correct level.  There have been so many obstacles set up during this process, as well as more gaslighting than I've ever experienced in my entire life.  HR recently hosted a "professional development fair" to pretend like they're doing something, but it was nothing but a bunch of fluff with no tangible opportunities for growth.  Lots of talk about "how to grow your brand" but not a single opportunity for applying for a new job within the org.  With the hiring freezes, most internal job postings are for planned promotions only.  There is absolutely nothing in place for growth and development of existing talent.  No cross functional training, no investment in the current workforce other than a lousy tuition reimbursement program that makes you beholden to the company (that won't promote you) for a year or two.   Advocating for growth opportunities and promotions will be met with far more hostility than positivity and support.  Management has the final decision on your moves and will do everything in their power to block your growth.

The last several months, there has been nothing but talks of hiring freezes and layoffs.    People are getting let go who've been loyal to the company for more than five years absolutely out of the blue.   

Nobody really seems to understand what Arrow does.  Are they a distribution company?  An electronic components reseller?  A government contractor?  It's a company that has a lot of marketing but absolutely no identity.  No one, not even managers within, can give a straight answer on what type of company is Arrow.

If I knew what I know now, I'd have never accepted a role at this company.  It's a stale, bureaucratic mess with a stuffy culture and a bad political climate depending on your department.  If you have any iota of ambition, this company will zap you of it until you either quit or give up and are PIP'd/RIF'd.   Like the namesake of the Jordan Peele movie, "Get Out!"  

This company has given me the opportunity to learn about the warehouse life. I grew up from a simple warehouse associate as a picker and grew out to be a quality member. its all thanks to my trainers for giving me the proper training to do my job. I've learned the value of all the electronic devices that we currently own because by a chance that I could've inspected a piece of that hardware installed inside the unit. Every morning that I wake up, I am excited for what challenges that I will be facing that day at work. it gave me the courage to tackle any obstacle and always figures a way to resolve the issue. 

People around me are very helpful and are always positive, but you do have some bad apples within the bunch. Once you learn to navigate around them, there shouldn't be any problem. Leads, Supervisors, and Managers are always there to help you and management teams always have their doors open for any concerns you are dealing with. Open door policy is always a good way to communicate with the management team on a one on one basis. HR representative are always there to help you and are always there for you.

The hardest part is if you get into a department and you are not properly trained by a department trainer, you will suffer some mistakes at some point. But, if you are obviously wanting to keep the job, you will be more cautious as no one really want to get an error. Just putting yourself as a customer as an example, you order something and have been waiting for it in the mail, then you realize it was the wrong part, you wouldn't be happy, right? Also, the mandatory overtime... no escape from that. I do agree that it is good money, but money cannot come even close to family time. If you are single and have nothing else to do or if you have a set baby sitter, this is a great company that offers you all the over time you need.

The most enjoyable part of this job is that they offer a lot of cool events like company picnics, or tail gate party. All employee recognition programs and they give away a lot of cool prizes. Where else can you get that?

After seven years at Arrow Electronics, I can confidently say that this company is not a great place to work. If you are considering a job here, you might want to reconsider.

Micromanagement & Constantly Changing Priorities
One of the biggest challenges at Arrow is the level of micromanagement. There is very little trust in employees, and management often dictates every minor detail instead of allowing professionals to do their jobs effectively. To make things worse, priorities shift constantly, making it nearly impossible to gain momentum or feel a sense of accomplishment.

Lack of Support & Nepotism
Supervisors provide little to no support, leaving employees to fend for themselves. Leadership plays favorites, and promotions are based more on personal relationships than merit. Hardworking employees who go above and beyond are often overlooked in favor of those who simply "know the right people."

No Work-Life Balance & Below-Average Pay
Arrow expects employees to be constantly available, but they offer no real work-life balance. The demands are high, and the appreciation is low. Compensation is below industry standards, making it even harder to justify the long hours and high stress levels.

Unreliable Job Security & Empty Promises
Layoffs occur every four to six months, creating an environment of fear and uncertainty. Management tries to keep morale up by dangling the promise of bonuses, but in my seven years with the company, I never received one—despite meeting expectations.

Final Verdict: Look Elsewhere
If you value stability, fair compensation, and a supportive work environment, Arrow Electronics is not the place for you. Employees are overworked, underpaid, and undervalued, and the toxic culture of micromanagement and favoritism makes it an exhausting place to work. There are better employers out there who will recognize and reward your contributions—Arrow isn’t one of them.

I can only speak for my location of the Arrow Value Recovery division, and not Arrow Electronics as a whole. I learned a lot about computers and had a lot of good hands on experience with fixing them, and other devices. Once a month we had cookouts or catered lunch. I had a lot of great, friendly. and reliable co-workers which always made my day better. I liked the department I regularly worked in, but most the others were undesirable. The work was simple, but sometimes stressful and they often expected the impossible to get done as if it was regular work. More than once we had 6 months straight of 60 hour, 6 days of week work schedule. They also often changed training procedures which gradually slowed production the more they changed them. Our management did not communicate well with our upper-management, and a lot our questions and suggestions were never taken into account. I would request tools and resources and it would take more than one e-mail and few conversations with HR until I would finally get them 6 months later, or I would just give up and get creative. Also, wage raises were very low even after getting an outstanding year review. The upside is that they offered really great benefits, and an abundant amount of vacation/sick time. I would recommend a job like this for getting hands on experience with computer hardware, but not for long term. I can't speak for other Arrow divisions, but I imagine they are better managed than our AVR location; which is now shut down so my review is probably not helpful anyway. Although I received a decent severance for the layoff for my years of service
If you do wish to get a job in another AVR branch, have fun going through the metal detectors several times a day.

The company has huge potential to be a place where people can come, looking forward to work. Truly. Many processes are far from ideal/smoothed out. Even during the training process, they will leave things out and then upon you not knowing them will discipline you for making the mistake when they didn’t even teach you how to go about it correctly. In other words, they have a hard time setting one up for success. The attempt is there, sure. 
For it to be as cutting edge as it is, it’s just incredibly off putting that things go about in a somewhat clunky manner.
 My hopes are that it will improve in time, yet as I read their reviews from other peers in other locations/states, which Include the one I’m at, something tells me that may very well not be the case. I would love to be wrong. Time will tell.
Pay is lackluster, especially after the fact that it’s a Fortune 500 company. Maybe for management and above. 
Their turnover rate reflects this well. Many leave for better paying jobs. Arizona seems to start their “forklift operators” at 18$ an hour, which is absurd. If you elect to sign up for their insurance benefits, you’ll average out at maybe 15 dollars an hour, or less than that. 
Doesn’t back up their statement of “competitive financial compensation”. At all.
In the end, it might be sweet for someone who’s freshly turned 18, and doesn’t have real bills to pay. If you have a family to support, and or rent to pay, you’ll be living paycheck to paycheck, as many of the workers do. It’s not a matter of the employees not being frugal. They simply don’t pay well. At all.  

Complete lack of proper training and management. Anyone from newer hires to temps can be training someone.  No consistency in processes and nobody above the line workers are held accountable for wrong doings.  Everyone has their own way of doing things and you just learn the way that person taught you, it isn't necessarily the proper way. 

The facility I was at are currently being audited by corporate for job processes being done incorrectly in order to beef up production numbers and force product through, resulting in verification of every asset in the building, roughly 120,000 units.  needless to say it is a nightmare.  I'm surprised it hasn't been shut down.

Supervisors have no clue what your job actually is or how you do it.  They only care about numbers and won't actually listen to concerns you have.  They'll tell you they'll take action but never do.  The response is generally "I'll send an email about that."  To whom, who knows. 

Arrow says they value their employees but its all a lie.  They like you as long as you shut up and produce.  Long hours and never ending mandatory overtime (currently on a 10 Saturday in a row streak) makes for burned out and bitter employees.  

Attendance points policy is awful too. Late for work literally 1 minute, you get a point. If you call out sick and don't have 8 hours sick time to cover it, you get a point. Leave early sick and can't cover the hours, 1 point. Call out on a Saturday, 2 points. Get anywhere between 8 and 12 ponts and kiss your job goodbye. 

Bottom line, if you're someone who doesn't mind being endlessly over worked and doesn't have a family at home that you want to spend time with then the job would be perfect for you.  The pay is good, but not worth the aggravation, over exhaustion and stress.

Been at the company for many years. I used to love it. But the turnover rate for management is insane recently. All the best ones left and we got stuck with the ones that look at just numbers and are just out for themselves. They promote the ones who could care less about their employees. One upper management was warned if a certain person was made in charge many people would quit or leave the dept. His response was "we can hire more people to replace them" knowing that this person makes people feel inadequate and unappreciated. Normal hours are basically 50 a week and then they make Saturdays mandatory. When they post jobs don't believe it's just 40 hours. If you want to be questioned about using the restroom this will be a perfect place for you to work. It takes forever to earn a day off or sick time. They have a 12 point system. But if you call out sick and don't have the time you get 2 points. You clock in early from lunch or a minute before your end time it's 1 point. And they don't fall off for a year. So when you hit 12 you're fired. 
And there is barely any advancement opportunities. They say they will give you a raise if you learn xyz but then don't. But they will still use you to their advantage buy having you do higher level things but keep you in that lower level position. And if you are good at your job they get on you if you have one bad day of productivity. Yet others can have low productivity and that's just fine. They act like you are a robot. Been actively searching for another job. I hate that I am. But I miss the way Arrow was ran in my earlier years at the company 

i am new in this company , and i observed a lot of things, i learned from my brother and my sister in law. they are both a manager of their company. relatives are not allowed to work in the same company to avoid some problem.. As i heard and observed in the company i have seen most of the people working are relatives or families. And i know and i have seen some of them have their brother working as a part time and the sister is a regular employee. I saw her one time that she left her work and go back to the clock to log in again but she log in to the temp. clock, and after that i heard that she have a brother working in the shipping dept, as a part time, so i thinkk she do clock in for her brother because he was late at work. And their step mom always come from her mouth the word " i will give her an error " and also i heard she said to her friend that she fix the error of her friend. i don't have any intension or get them fired at work, coz i know how hard to get a job here in the US and they have kids to support. And some workers also who get an incentive are cheating the company. they make an exeption card but what they did they went to the rest room and phone. And one lady working with me i saw her throwing the remaining parts in the garbage and when i ask her why? she answer me... its a company money not yours they are rich,,,so i told her it means u don't care. and how if this company went down and we loose our job what will u do, she said she don't care. i hope that the company will give time to fix this problem and focus on it first. I do this because i work for more than 15 yrs. on the US Military Base in the Middle East and this is my job to taking care of all the military supply, Thanks and Ghod bless!

Respectfully yours,
Arrow Employee

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