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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      Feb 9, 2009

      Dolby has a great culture, outstanding business with bright, creative people.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great academic culture and outstanding people especially if you enjoy technical work. Solid business model(s), no debt, excellent corporate performance even in a difficult economy.

      Cons

      Some paradigm paralysis due to the long running success. This is evident in some markets where Dolby is traditionally a leader, but is loosing ground to new players. Technical experts are promoted to management positions that do not have broad backgrounds to be well rounded managers. Traditional, Conservative business approach at the senior management level.

      5.0
      Dec 10, 2008

      Great place to be.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Dolby is a very respected engineering and research organization. It's got great name recognition so it makes it fun to be a part it. The people here are experts in their field yet very down to earth and the creative side of the employees makes for a very well-rounded people.

      Cons

      I don't really have anything to say.

      2.0
      Dec 2, 2008

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

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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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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