Good Company, Terrible Program - Associate Engineer CDW Employee Review

3.0
31 Mar 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good hours, little supervision. Get lots of travel throughout the country.

Cons

Little mentor ship for new hires. First day of work, no one even knew I was coming. Management is so scattered, you never get to see anyone's face. Many jobs that you are sent out on have little learnign experiences which is what you are supposed to do anyway. Lots of pressure to pass exams without any help or advice from senior engineers.

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5.0
19 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good exposure to enterprise systems and tools, supportive team environment, opportunities to learn and grow, collaborative culture, flexible work environment

Cons

Limited ownership in some projects, slower career progression, processes can be bureaucratic at times, communication gaps between teams occasionally

3.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You have the ability to sell full stack solutions, services and software.

Cons

I have worked at CDW for 10yrs and every single year they have changed the comp plan in a way that makes it harder for sellers to make money (constantly moving the goal post). Prior to 2020 CDW had little to no lay offs now it is happening every six months. They say the reasons is to reduce cost and improve efficiencies BUT as a company our sales continue to grow along with the C-levels pockets.

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