Great work, great coworkers, mis-guided executives - Senior Engineer iRobot Employee Review

3.0
Oct 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work is outstanding- very rewarding, very enthralling mechanical work. As a mechanical engineer, you sit on top of the engineering food chain. And there is no short supply of things to do.

Cons

Having worked at several other companies, their pay is stingy- and this is a strategy of the company as a whole: hire young guns and hire them at the upper end of the salary spectrum. Your pay will be frozen until you're frustrated enough to leave, and they then will give you a counter that is massive, to catch you up to the status quo of the level of your work. I was offered a 20k salary bump and a promotion when I put in my notice. It made me upset as their strategy, and practice became evident.

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5.0
Feb 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good working culture, people are co-operating, Company cares about employee, Treated employee very nice when company was in good condition, Still helped former employee to look for new job when the company had to let people go

Cons

Unfortunately the company made strategic mistakes and lost competitive edge to foreign companies

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- 5 star for the US, EMEA, and Japan people

Cons

- 1 star for the PICEA people

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