Its as bad as the reviews make out! - RDD Engineer Dyson Employee Review

1.0
Feb 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most the people you work with are good people... problem is they're all looking to leave so won't be there much longer.

Cons

Where to start... Its been quite a tragic journey for Dyson over the last few years, its really lost its way. It no longer cares about the individual (you or I), or the customer. It simply cares about making more money, and if that means sacking people in the middle of a global pandemic, then so be it! A lot of people on here point to Robot Roland (our CEO), which I don't think is particularly fair. This all stems from James Dyson. As he's got older and richer he's become more and more disengaged from the company. He's got much greedier, arrogant and bitter, (you know what they say, as you get older your worst traits come out stronger). Back to Robot Roland, think of him as an empty suit. He takes his orders in the Boardroom and duly issues them out, even if they are beyond what's legally allowed (like forcing staff back into the office during a national lockdown). What our CEO and Founder have failed to realise is that we are not robots, we are not here just to make a bitter old man richer. So we have started to push back on the nonsense, which they don't like, so they're now doing round after round of redundancies (even after promising there won't be more). The place used to be a fun place to work, now its like trudging through mud.

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Pros

Great people, great environment, fast paced

Cons

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2.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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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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