Dexcom reviews

3.6

60% 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Aug 19, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is better than average. Other departments seem fairly competent and more open and seem to actually care about the company and their job.

Cons

Management is absolutely terrible. Even on their internal newsletter they know that inter-departmental communication needs severe improvement across the whole company. Don't bother asking your supervisor or manager things. They LOVE to ignore multiple emails and if they ever choose to reply to you, once in a blue moon, you'll usually get a typical "non-answer" to your question or concern. The new people are probably all happy go-lucky and will post 5 star reviews only because they haven't been here long enough to fully realize the management issues...I was the same way, until I had questions, concerns or problems. Ask some of the coworkers that have been here since the beginning, for several years, and you'll know the truth, that this is a typical mamangement problem; there is only one out of a dozen or so supervisors that actually cares enough to follow up with you and address your concerns. If you don't already have an anti-depressant medication of some sort prescribed to you already, I recommend getting one before starting this job, before you go into severe depression from the general atmosphere with this department. It's what I have had to do to deal with this environment.

2.0
Aug 16, 2016

Mixed experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Technology was very interesting. Some of my co-workers were very exceptional. Compensation was good.

Cons

Management was charming but corrupt. Hit a glass ceiling after a few years.

5.0
Aug 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Dexcom is the place to be if you appreciate rapid growth and development. This company moves faster than any other place I've worked at, so the work is never boring. Continuous changes and obstacles keep employees on their toes and foster creative thinking and problem solving amongst the employees. In the past few years I have felt myself grow so much and there is still a lot of opportunity for my personal development. My manangement line sees the hard work and dedication I put in and is always looking to help me better myself as both an individual contributor to the team and as a leader of people. There are a lot of pain points associated with an organization that is growing as fast as we are, but the team here consists of some of the smartest, hardest working, and innovative individuals I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. The environment is highly collaborative and while the normal office politics exist, they don’t run the business. I truly love working at Dexcom.

Cons

It is hard at times to not feel overwhelmed with pressure when deadlines are approaching, Dexcom takes new product launches very seriously and does not accept NO for an answer when trying to meet their timelines. This problem perpetuates itself because EVERYONE is so busy and overwhelmed that sometimes it feels there is nowhere to turn for guidance. This can make an employee fairly frustrated but it’s also provided me with the strength and tool set to work through larger problems on my own.

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Dexcom Response
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Thank you very much for sharing your experience at Dexcom! It sounds like you are fully engaged in your role and also looking to continuously improve the environment. We are lucky to have you! I'll make sure to share your helpful Advice to Management with your leadership team as well.
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