So much potential to be great but too many little things prevent it... - Anonymous employee Dyson Employee Review

3.0
Jul 27, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great products, people, passion, growth, and bonus. There are many opportunities for growth if you go after it. But you have to seek it out and fight HR for pay or a title...the middle and senior management are really good people and highly approachable.

Cons

The turnover among all of the ranks is way too high. Often times people leave without notice it is just odd and unsettling. No one is ever safe is what it feels like, mixed with the negative tone around not good enough 20%+ growth creates a negative culture. The only thing casual about the company is the clothes, there is a almost clock watching mentality where everyone shows up on time and leaves on time. There is no respect for personal life or thought that people work from home or when traveling. If you get in on a flight late you are expected to be there the next morning and travel to the UK is expected to happen on a Sunday. Dyson is insanely conservative and not at all risk taking like the claim. There is very little opportunity to do things differently or fail because the five levels of approval you have to thru for the smallest of spends...for something within the budget. The only person that can or wants to sign anything for approval is the VP of Finance. Which equals no empowerment. Dyson is very successful despite themselves and the under qualified people in the UK trying desperately to maintain control eliminated any empowerment locally.

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Pros

Great people, great environment, fast paced

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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