Hiring while Laying Off - Anonymous employee iRobot Employee Review

2.0
31 Aug 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company just merged and before, it was great. The people are very friendly and great. Work life balance is good and half day Fridays during the summer is definitely very good for employees. Location is very good, close to route 3 and 128.

Cons

There has been a lot of layoff due to cost cutting. While it is understandeable to reduce cost, that does not mean you hire people at the same time. Just 2 days ago, 6 positions opened up while there are people still leaving due to layoffs. At the same time, people are laid off and getting replaced by people fresh out of college. People who have been laid off have been told to train these new fresh out of college who are probably paid a fraction of the person who got laid off.

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5.0
22 Jan 2026
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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
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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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