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
3.0
Apr 11, 2015

The good and the bad

Recommend
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Pros

Unquestioned industry leader. There are great things happening and interesting work to be done, if you can get yourself positioned for it. And there are good people if you know where to look for them.

Cons

Has been becoming more and more conventional in every negative sense in the ten years since it went public. Disappointing to see this great niche environment slowly turn into an ordinary soulless tech company, increasingly staffed by ordinary soulless (and unethical) drones. True talent is exploited, patronized, and undervalued, and it ain't cream that's rising to the top (i.e. management). Advice for newer employees: keep your head down, do your work well, and don't be naive. If you're looking to move up and up...good luck with that.

4.0
Oct 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work/life balance, passionate/smart co-workers, nice office space, 9/80 schedule, volunteer opportunities, involved in the community, perks (movies in the best screening room in the world)

Cons

Could have more progressive polices, too much outsourcing (cafe staff, security staff, IT), giving people more of a stake in the company increases morale and efficiency, separate sick time would be welcome (bad thing about one pot PTO is it leads to too many sick people coming to work - bad cold & flu season - drop in productivity), WFH can be frowned upon depending on the group/manager

1.0
Nov 29, 2017

Disappointing

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Off Fridays = you really just work from home. Decent pay; not competitive with tech companies though. Can’t think of any more pro..trying to fulfill your 20 word min.

Cons

Poor senior management! It’s very much a boys club. Almost zero diversity, very apathetic culture. It’s sad given Ray Dolby’s legacy.

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