Boston Dynamics reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)
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Robert Playter

81% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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4.0
Mar 26, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Interesting work - Creative, dedicated coworkers - Hands-on experience - Although software folks say the pay is below average, it is above average for mechanical engineering

Cons

- Management doesn't listen to employees - Updated sick time policy encourages coming to the office sick, and discriminates against caregivers and those with medical conditions - Ethics Committee was a group with no real power who met 1 hour per quarter. Clearly just a performative effort to get employees to stop expressing concerns about robot use by law enforcement. - Of the 45 people laid off in December, I know the identities of 9 of them, and only one of those is a white man. Although individual employees have done great things forming DEI affinity groups, management decisions and promotions are not diverse or inclusive. - The "burden of proof" required to get management to support your idea is clearly different for different categories of employee.

2.0
Mar 3, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Really smart people working there - Opportunities to learn new things is good - Decent amount of autonomy - Free Lunch - Culture is decent overall

Cons

- HR/People Operations literally do nothing, do not rely on them for anything - Poor management and top level leadership with poor planning and decision making, which leadership never takes responsibility for - They are not profitable and hemorrhaging cash, per the CEO's own words - Poor pay for the experience - Dwindling benefits that seem to be cut more and more each year - Incredibly disorganized and will constantly move you around - Will not recognize your achievements and look for any excuse to not give you a deserved bonus or raise - Little to no upward mobility, best way to get "promoted" is to leave and come back with more experience, but even then you will likely still be underpaid by at least $20k compared to competitors

3.0
Feb 4, 2025

Potential is stagnating.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Very cool robots - Colleagues are at the top of their game - Free lunch

Cons

- A few rotten leaders spoil the bunch - Reactionary business decisions - Promotions and salaries are not competitive - Benefits are lackluster

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