Dexcom reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,464 total reviews)
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Kevin Sayer

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Dexcom has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,464 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dexcom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Feb 8, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*Just* starting adding more benefits, but still lacking the basics like a 401k Company Match. Do appreciate the newly added Pet Insurance and AFLAC to the benefits.

Cons

Stock is no longer given to all staff so your neighbor who does the same job as you has stock and you don't. They pay heavily on a Salary basis. The is literally no parking, they give you a map of the surrounding area and have you trek it - no shuttle. The employees do not smile as they pass you in the hallways, seems there is a lack of unity outside your immediate group. Salaried employees are over-worked. No Microwave ovens are allowed so your bring it from home lunch must be microwaved (yuck!). There is no on-site cafeteria, but a food truck and a vending area.

2.0
Nov 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing tech and you get the opportunity to help people who really need the help

Cons

I can only speak for technical support which is where i work, but there is no desire to make things better, the idea is keep doing it and don't worry about it. All the work in this department is done by 20% of the staff the rest avoid work and are praised for it. If you are looking for a pat on the back it isn't coming unless you are friends with your supervisor or members of leadership. Nepotism on high at Dexcom in general. Also, culture at least in tech support is abysmal. There is a reason call outs are so high.

2.0
Feb 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you're looking for a way to get into the Medical Sales industry, it's a great way to get started. It's a company that will offer you sales training, but more importantly, it educates you on the lives of Diabetics, and it gives you the chance to offer patients a potentially life saving device. Outside of the Customer Operations department, people tend to enjoy their job. It's a young, constantly changing company, that has achieved a real presence in the diabetes world. This company is growing, and with their low-retention, there's always a seat to fill here.

Cons

If you want to work in their sales department, prepare yourself for a high stress environment, where goals are often unattainable, and there's a history of inconsistencies with its policies and procedures. The company is attempting to do something it's never achieved, be profitable. However, Dexcom has no problems lowering your income, or relocating to a different state, to do so. The compensation plan is a very communism-based plan. Everyone has different goals, yet if they're met, everyone gets paid out the same amount. The compensation plan changes often, each time making it more difficult for you to make the same amount of money you used to. Supervisors and upper management are a constant source of frustration. They play favorites often, and have no problems with the fact that everyone is aware of it. There's a manager who is the source of a recent lawsuit, but rather than be reprimanded, they're being promoted. The supervisors are just messengers, and some of them have barely been here 1 year. Some of the software you need to use to do your job properly, has failed to function, for months. The attendance policy is very standard, but it doesn't appear to apply to everyone. Supervisors are very inconsistent across the floor. One is never at their desk, the other tries to get their reps to focus on just the number of outbound calls, another is desperately trying to get their reps to like them by letting them get away with things other reps on the floor can't get away with, another is doing everything they can to get promoted and have no qualms stabbing you in the back or tattle-telling on fellow supervisors to appear "better". These are the types of people you report to, making work here even more miserable. It's been like this for a very long time. Upper management doesn't appear to have an issue with it, and therfore the supervisors feel invincible, and the bad business practices continue. They're accustomed to people constantly quitting, and value each new and existing employee less. Everyone is replaceable apparently.

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Dexcom Response
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Thank you for your detailed review on working at Dexcom, and for raising your concerns.I appreciate that you still have a positive outlook for the company despite your frustrations with your time at Dexcom. I will share this review with the Inside Sales and HR leadership.
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