Veneer of being "different" - Anonymous employee Dyson Employee Review

2.0
Jul 16, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The product is great. The marketing is great. The look is great. You will be challenged. The tendency to give employees far more work than reasonable will prepare you far and above for other jobs - and let's face it, this company looks good on the resume.

Cons

Although the company stresses "wrong thinking" and "failure", it is far from practiced in the company culture. A bit of quirkiness and passion doesn't get you ahead but rather looked down on. There is a lot of change but not the good kind. Constantly changing leadership creates a turbulent atmosphere and a recent influx of "marketing" - I mean MARKETING - people has brought even more focus on the numbers and made up words (do not assume this means they've any imagination). Employees are distrustful of management and each other. Understandable. It's a terribly competitive environment where there is a huge "I" in team. Don't share your ideas here - they will either be ignored or stolen by someone else. Extremely low pay with unrealistic expectations.

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

- If your team/manager is great, that makes a huge difference - opportunity to take on huge responsibilities early in your career - camaraderie among coworkers - Some of the benefits are okay (health insurance, parental leave)

Cons

- Poor leadership with no real direction, at both the national and global level - Constant layoffs - Pay is not market rate (and they let you know that) - Everything is outsourced (designs, customer service, finance, etc.) - Dyson has become a market chaser rather than a market leader - Inflexible in-office policy (5 days, little exception) - Bonuses haven’t been paid in full in years Company is in a tail spin freefall. Jump ship while you can.

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