Dolby reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(705 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 705 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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705 reviews
4.0
Jan 28, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Gifted Engineers with a lot of passion. Lots of opportunities to learn and grow. Several interesting projects. The Engineering crowd is very sociable and lots of group activity.

Cons

Review process can be a little outdated. Too man VPs and upper management ranks for a company of its size. It makes the organization seems more like a mushroom than a pyramid. Some groups over hire and under deliver.

3.0
Sep 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid benefits and stock. Good work life balance. Incredibly talented engineers. Ray Dolby was way ahead of his time and built a solid company that is always a leader in whatever technology they pursue.

Cons

Current executive team is not communicating with employees and is not considering employees their most important asset. Politics now colors every conversation and the culture is changing to a very aggressive cut throat environment.

2.0
Apr 1, 2009

Too much Politics

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a smaller company environment where you are really cared for by your colleagues. Your opinion does matter as long as you stay out of the politics. Also, there is parking dedicated to the employees, which is great as it saves on the commute time and cost.

Cons

The qualifications of management should be quentioned, there are a lot of people who have worked at Dolby for a very long time. Management should think about bringing new blood in.Not willing to spend money on the right technologies.

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