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Dexterity (CA)

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I wasn't going to leave a review... - Anonymous employee Dexterity (CA) Employee Review

5.0
Sep 13, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I wasn't planning on leaving a review, but some of these reviews left a sour taste in my mouth. Dex is full of passionate, smart, and mission driven individuals. Many of them, they are friends outside of work. Almost everyone in the organization across all functions have the ability to work on high impact work with a fast pace ladder for growth (as compared to a larger Fortune 500 company I have worked for). Does Dex have growing pains? Absolutely. That is the nature of early stage startups. The path is not linear. While we have made some mistakes as an organization, we have course corrected and for the most part not made the same mistake twice. However, not everyone has the patience when the boat is oscillating at sea. Those that have stayed recognize that it takes grit / resilience and you have accept that some parts of the sea may be choppy if we want to make it across the ocean. If you are interviewing for Dex, then ask your next interviewer: "Why are you here and not somewhere else?" Then, you can make the judgement whether this is the right place for you.

Cons

*Cash comp: Cash compensation is lower than Bigtech, but HR has done a good job at adjusting it to make the offers more competitive offer combined with equity. All of the salaries bands are on the job descriptions. *Whiplash in decision making: 95% of the time you are empowered to make your own decisions, but 5% of the time you may get overwritten by executive authority. We can do better here when it comes to managing whiplash for the team. It's much better from a year ago, but can still improve.

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5.0
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Pros

- If you showcase talent, you will move up the company. No time-gated promotions like other companies. - Get to work on really interesting, disruptive technology. - You get to wear many hats and work on side projects that interest you. - Great meal service.

Cons

- Fully onsite positions, but there is a lack of facilities on-site. Long term a gym, more meeting rooms, better eating facilities would be better.

2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

- Lots of opportunities for problem solving. - Great robotics platform to learn and develop (if you can get into the right work group). - Pay is decent for the industry. - Benefits are very generous.

Cons

- The environment is stressful (understandable for a startup) but hard work doesn’t feel rewarding or appreciated. Be ready to work a lot and not be recognized for it. - The team seems very reactive to problems instead of anticipating/scheduling for them, making the workload more stressful than necessary. - Teams are heavily segregated from each other making, communication of tasks and priorities difficult. - As a technician, I was rarely asked for help by the engineering staff for mechanical problem solving or design input (I have extensive experience in both). - Company culture is nonexistent. Company social events are few and far between, often feeling thrown together without much thought. Any suggestions for improving culture are snubbed or deprioritized. - Career growth plans are not taken seriously. Yearly reviews for compensation adjustments are promised by management but are not executed. - The CEO has great energy and optimism but lacks true leadership skills and is not inspiring. Those in top leadership positions who reasonably challenge the CEO are usually fired and replaced with more “agreeable” people.

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