Pros
Always skeptical of entirely negative glassdoor reviews, I am quite happy to start with the pros: Dyson products are brilliant, brand reputation makes the company a good resume builder, and there are a handful of truly talented individuals working for this vacuum juggernaut. Sadly, the aforementioned list of pros is both terribly short and but a prelude to a laundry list of cons.
Cons
Let me be your personal Paul Revere. The British are not coming; they are here. Take a position at Dyson, but know you are signing up to fight a never-ending, non-revolutionary war. Con 1: Spin It I have worked for big brands in the past, but never has perception reigned so supremely over actual productivity and results. To succeed at Dyson, you must PR yourself, pillage coworker's wins and claim them as your own, and stay well beyond the standard workday simply for the sake of appearance. These characteristics are bred and lauded by senior leadership. Thus it is no real surprise that there is a cutthroat, toxic environment brewing - one where employees are forced to climb over one another like a horde of demons freshly unleashed from the bowels of the underworld. Con 2: Culture, Smulture Get ready to get bopped over the head with a slew of haughty phrases and lofty promises. At Dyson, employees are pitched on an open office environment that promotes communication, unlimited advancement opportunity and flex hours. Be warned: those are but traps. And crucially, it gets worse. The walls in the US office ooze cocksure quotes that are passed off as bits of the Dyson culture. They might have you believing you just beamed aboard the innovative express. Trust me, you have not. While the whiz kid engineers in the UK might be whipping up a sexy knew cordless vacuum - excuse me, "machine" - that will outlive planet earth, know that the US office actually crushes creative thinking. Oh the sad, sad hypocrisy. Con 3: Dyson's "Visa" Bill If you have read other reviews of Dyson on glassdoor, you have undoubtedly noticed one pattern that has literally repeated itself for years: ex-pats are given nearly every single leadership role in the US. This is likely do to the extreme success that the blokes and birds have had over the past few years. Utilizing their extremely limited knowledge of the American sales/marketing environment, they have managed to exponentially shrink US market share. (fancy claps) Con 4: Revolving Door The real Dyson culture promotes competition and lacks teamwork, transparency and overall tact, so it should come as no surprise that turnover is high. How high? So high - the type of turnover that has a quicksand effect on day-to-day business while simultaneously eating away at employee moral.