Dionex Reviews

Pros

Stable, Profitable, No day to day hassles

Cons

Not very enlightened management in developing professional staff and creating opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

Create opportunities and some thing to look forward to for staff

Pros

Good benefits
People are friendly
No layoffs
"9 to 5" job

Cons

limited advancement opportunities
overall compensation package is below average

Advice to Senior Management

If a product is not ready to be released, don't release it, even if it means you will not get that big bonus

Pros

Logical plan to move the business forward implemented by mid/senior management means a prosperous future, and stable employment. Planned merger with Thermo Fisher mean additional opportunities ahead for the future of both Dionex and its employees.

Cons

Very lean personnel infrastructure can put unnecessary pressure on resources, creating short-term difficulty in delivery of support and services to customers. Situation is being dealt with however, and improving rapidly.

Advice to Senior Management

It must always be considered to ensure support infrastructure is in place and prepared before the use of the resource becomes necessary.

Pros

Professional Growth, Respectful colleagues, Competent management, Job security, Profit-sharing, $ to $ 401k

Cons

Low base salary for interns

Pros

Not pressurized atmosphere. Giving much independancy to do a job.

Cons

salary less than market rate

Pros

Stability - very stable company
Good products
Niche company - not much competition
Profit Sharing - Twice per year
401k match

Cons

Upper management not approachable
Way too much politics
Pay not in line with area
Favortism
Antiquated
Benefits extremely expensive out-of-pocket costs

Advice to Senior Management

Don't be afraid to listen to your employees
Managers cannot be afraid of confrontation - that's normal business
Profit Sharing is supposed to be an added benefit - not a supplement to your salary
Favortism is discriminatory - treat everyone equally

Pros

Unique company with a very interesting analytical technology, offers interaction with various disciplines. Friendly and knowledgeable co-workers, decent salaries and good benefits, reasonable vacation package. Overall a nice place to work, although may not be competitive in all respects with other nearby companies.

Cons

My particular discipline/specialty was not well represented at the company - most of coworkes were from a different scienticic branches. For the same reason, my work-product was, although important in one respect, a marginal one for the company as a whole. I felt that my work was not appreciated enough.

Advice to Senior Management

My past experiences are just that - past experiences. I have no knowledge if current employees experiences are the same or different than mine. If, however, not much had changed - please make sure you consider all support services as important to overall company success, in a manner at least in the similar ballpark as the mainstream research.

Pros

Stable and profitable. Have not had a layoff.

Cons

No career path, very slow to change, status quo valued above all else.

Advice to Senior Management

Reward people for their performance, take action when there are problems.

Pros

Senior Management is doing a fantastic job.
Good work environment
Good benefits

Cons

Too many levels of middle management, somewhat confusing and inefficient
Salary is below industry average for my position (Senior Service Representative)

Advice to Senior Management

Keep an eye out for clueless middle managers (service and sales)

Pros

Great place to work.
Great environment great folks!

Cons

Slightly lower pay but environment far outweighs this.

Advice to Senior Management

Great job building exectuive staff!