Dolby reviews

--stagnating company means politics (land grabs and maneuvering to secure ongoing roles) --heavy internal promotion of under-qualified employees who have been here for years, and have no outside perspective or experience to help bring positive change. The result: frustrated top talent steadily leaves (or is pushed out) to work at companies which actually build products. Remaining management turns into group-thinkers overseeing disspirited "yes men". --long-tenured mediocre performers not removed --inconsistent and often poor people management, with nearly no management training or monitoring by HR --vast majority of revenue from a single product (Dolby Digital Plus surround sound), which is increasingly irrelevant because of stereo devices like tablets and smartphones. --near total failure to execute in mobile (public information) --key underlying patents are expiring (also public information) --few employees under 35, and just as few customers under 35 who know or care about the company --consumer marketing is a muddled mess, and partners aren't marketing on behalf of the company --multiple acquisitions with no clear on-boarding process, and little-to-no resulting revenue

Engineering talent is severely lacking. HR/recruiting flat out stinks. Don't let thetechnology fool you, they're mainly recycling the work of pass smarter engineers and living off their creations. Many of them and HR are flat out useless AND not particularly "nice" people you'd want to be stuck in the office with 9/80 ...as if you job applicants don't already notice.