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
2.0
Nov 24, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Every other Friday off; smart people; fun events;

Cons

Dolby is a small company that operates like a large company with all of its bureaucratic processes; over 30% of the employees are new within the past 3 years; while the company seems very employee centric, town halls, events, training etc there is something nasty beneath the surface; employees seem to disappear over night, there one day, gone the next, no warning, no communication. There are undercurrents of unhappiness in many employee groups. Jobs get "eliminated" on a whim. There are managers who are renouned for behaving badly to their employees including temper tantrums and out bursts, yet nothing is ever done. There may be some good employees but there are so many more excellent ones that have left or been pushed out ..mostly to much better jobs; All this might be tolerated if the company offered great salaries or bonuses but they pay on the low end and for tthe past few years, bonuses have been slim

2.0
Sep 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, respectful working environment, respected brand, great industry connections, strong history, strong research and engineering teams, proven ability to solve ecosystem challenges, stock option program

Cons

Revolving door in marketing and sales leadership, lack of focus in executing new products, mixed record on integrating acquistions, annual review process has become highly political - a popularity contest, poor work-life balance, the "new" Dolby has less respect for the individual

4.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Every other Friday off. Stock performance is good. Business model is very solid. Innovation is encouraged.

Cons

Consensus driven culture. Lack of competition drives a complacent pace of business with slow decision making.

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