Company has lost its way.... - Anonymous employee iRobot Employee Review

2.0
Sep 6, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

At the present moment it's hard to say.

Cons

It used to be a place where you had fun, built cool stuff and were changing the world. Basically one new product in the last few years. Government money going away and over the years have really done nothing to get military robots retasked and into other markets. The forward looking vision was lacking in this realm. The fun is gone, more or less maintaining the status quo. Layoffs one day and a party the next. Not a formula for cutting costs in my eyes. No communication as to where the company is going, at least not down to the frogs in the pond level.

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Excellent people Flexibility with work hours Reasonable workload and strong work life balance

Cons

Business prospects are diminishing Sad to see the company in decline, but hopefully management can turn it around

4.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Remote Growth Encouraging Innovative Flexible used to have amazing culture and values - all ratings would be at 5 star up until recently.

Cons

Not sure if the culture and values will continue or if they will become lost with new ownership. With this in mind, because of uncertainty... I give all the ratings below a 3. Until I learn more I cannot honestly in good faith refer a friend. pay/work low staffed going through turmoil restructuring resent uncertainty

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