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
2.0
Jan 4, 2014

Sadly diminishing formerly stellar brand, clueless management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Amazingly smart, nice people with only a few standout exceptions, product development, some excellent products, good benefits, old-school, pre-public employees and culture were amazing, and some of that still lingers.

Cons

Most of the highest managers do not know anything about the businesses Dolby serves and focus on stock prices and tax-collecting licensing fees. Goals, and, hence roles, are ever-changing (as often as daily.) Management and staff lacking industry experience and knowledge. Quarterly-results focus at expense of running a successful business

3.0
Dec 20, 2013

Non-engineer role

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good technology, benefits are great.0, 9/80 work week is awesome.

Cons

Not much room for advancement in my career field

3.0
Dec 5, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

* The engineers that work there are wonderful, smart, talented, passionate, and driven. * Get every other Friday off. * Better paying than most companies (but at what cost?) * Very encouraging of a healthy working environment (debatably).

Cons

* The engineers are under-appreciated/not well known or well utilized by upper management. * There are 2-5 managers for every engineer, rather than the other way around. * Upper management continues to pinch pennies by stretching engineering resources as thinly as possible.

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