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
May 3, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Fascinating technology and interesting space to operate in - 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) - Some truly fantastic people that are very knowledgeable about the media technology space and adjacent markets

Cons

- Extremely conservative company culture - very cautious and risk-averse (toxic to a company where innovation is its lifeblood) - Highly political environment - very layered, lots of behind the scenes conversations rather than direct confrontation, typical to defer to leadership's (often misinformed, disconnected, and/or antiquated) point of view Lots of fighting between groups and teams, culture of fear, teams are possessive about what they perceive to be their area of operation and will aggressively work to stamp out anything that operates anywhere close to it

1.0
Feb 22, 2019

MARKETING HOT MESS

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

stock options, every other friday off

Cons

PR team fluffing Glassdoor reviews-unethical! Mktg Dept. is constant reorg. Every 2 years mktg reorgs. 3 CMOs in 7 years. Industrial Designers head up Graphic Design Dept. CEO is clueless about Mktg.

1.0
May 11, 2018

You can do better, especially for tech!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salary and benefits. New SF office is great. Cheap lunches.

Cons

Outdated systems, old school co-workers, lack of innovation, constant restructuring, unorganized, tries to have a culture but still very tech-bro, lack of diversity. Did I mention all of the tech bros or rejects from other tech companies?

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