New management has poor plan to stop the bleeding - Senior Software Developer iRobot Employee Review

2.0
28 Sept 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-life balance (while work still exists)

Cons

10% of people always did 90% of the work. After the Amazon merger fell through, they laid off half the company. Subsequently, most of the 10% of hard workers all quit to get better jobs. The remaining employees are rudderless, and iRobot will soon be just another Chinese robot vacuum company like its competitors instead of a consumer robotics company looking to innovate.

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5.0
22 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Team members help each other; Friendly managers and colleges; Good test equipment and on-site EMC testing chamber; Reliable products;

Cons

Focus on existing products and cost-down, not new technology; The top leaders don't have good plans for company's growth, or change the plans frequently

3.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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

Cons

- 1 star for the PICEA people

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