Dionex Reviews

I worked at Dionex

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

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Dionex

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

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Dionex

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

Cons – Low base salary for interns

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Dionex

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

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Dionex

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.

I have been working at Dionex

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.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Dionex

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)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Dionex

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!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Dionex

Pros – 1) A lot of nice folks who are genuinely interested in doing a good job.

2) They never seem to fire anyone. Really. There's very little change of being laid off. That said, you will be working with at least a few folks who should have been fired long ago....

Cons – Low pay and mediocre benefits, a few incompent or unpleasant coworkers, dysfunctional departments and "might as well not be there" mid and senior management.

Advice to Senior Management – 1) How can a CEO who spends half his time in a "management office" in Switzerland effectively manage a company based in Sunnyvale, CA?

2) Managing is more than sitting in a office all day reviewing reports. It doesn't make any difference how many reports and how much detail they have....

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Dionex

Pros – Opportunity to grow & innovate. Management was smart, willing to listen.

Cons – Conservative, pay a bit low.

Advice to Senior Management – Shouldn't have sold the company