Dolby reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(706 total reviews)
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Kevin J. Yeaman

73% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Dolby has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 706 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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706 reviews
3.0
Apr 11, 2015

The good and the bad

Recommend
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Pros

Unquestioned industry leader. There are great things happening and interesting work to be done, if you can get yourself positioned for it. And there are good people if you know where to look for them.

Cons

Has been becoming more and more conventional in every negative sense in the ten years since it went public. Disappointing to see this great niche environment slowly turn into an ordinary soulless tech company, increasingly staffed by ordinary soulless (and unethical) drones. True talent is exploited, patronized, and undervalued, and it ain't cream that's rising to the top (i.e. management). Advice for newer employees: keep your head down, do your work well, and don't be naive. If you're looking to move up and up...good luck with that.

3.0
Apr 9, 2015

Engineering

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The premier audio company grown by the vision of founder Ray Dolby.

Cons

Political correct ideology infesting several departments crippling the creative work process.

5.0
Mar 18, 2015

It is a very good tech-oriented company.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice 9/80 plan. People there are talented. Paid very well at this company and the location at San Francisco is close to Bart.

Cons

Since it locates at downtown San Francisco, it is very inconvenient for people who drive to work. And it is far for those one who live in the south bay of Bay Area.

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