Great place to start - Anonymous employee CDW Employee Review

3.0
7 May 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to learn the technology industry if this is the industry you want to have a career in. Great first sales job if you want to stay inside. Opportunity to make good money, some will make excellent money. Manufacturers will treat you well, buy you lunches, fun events outside of work.

Cons

This is an inside job. By inside I mean a cubicle, all day. If you can't handle that, don't work here. There is some opportunity for "outside" positions, but it is limited and highly competitive to get. Don't work at CDW if you don't want to be in the technology sales arena, if your confused about your life, go take a trip to europe or something if it will make you feel better. This is a place for young people who are interested in technology and making money. The chances of getting rich here are much slimmer than it was 10 years ago.

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5.0
19 Apr 2026
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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
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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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