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      Dolby reviews

      3.8

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (707 total reviews)
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      Kevin J. Yeaman

      73% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

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      Dolby has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 707 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dolby employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      707 reviews
      2.0
      Feb 14, 2010

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      Pros

      Dolby Laboratories in one is very low-profile company that has an inspiring founder. This is one of the oldest companies in a technology field located in the heart of San Francisco. The company also has a manufacturing facility in Brisbane on the Peninsula. The company has a hand in the film industry and has the most renown for this; its technology has also been adopted as a standard in communications and most consumer electronics.

      Cons

      The company does not effectively create an environment that provides work-life balance for employees. Many salaried employees worked non-stop, over weekends and holidays with long overtime hours during the period when the company went through IPO. Neither does the organization pro-actively provide opportunities for employees to grow.

      2.0
      Dec 2, 2008

      Great place to work for engineers & technologists. Not recommended for auxiliary functions.

      Marketing
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      Pros

      Dolby is a good company to work for in many ways. Work / life balance and benefits are all good. The offices are nice and the company is very smart strategically and produces good technologies / products. I would definitely recommend Dolby as a good place for engineers and researchers - it is driven by technology and totally fascinating. It is - as other reviewers have noted - not a fast-moving place.

      Cons

      I think the ancillary functions - i.e., not engineering or research - tend to be weak. I've actually been appalled at some of the behaviour I've seen in the Corporate Marketing function, which is less important - as it should be - to the company overall. I think this can lead to some um, *unfortunate*, behaviour from members of that team. However, the product and technology people are just amazing.

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