Dolby reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(706 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 706 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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706 reviews
3.0
Jun 7, 2013

Director of Marketing

Recommend
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Pros

good people, great technology and excellent benefits

Cons

Looks great from outside. Highly politically charged management. Reminds me of the movie "The Firm". Enough said. The company just cannot compete in the market for non-mandated technologies.

3.0
Apr 10, 2013

Trying to figure it all out.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- 9/80 (every other Friday off) - Great people to work with - Awesome technologies and products - Network with the best in the industry

Cons

- Lot of political issues for a small organization - Changes seem to happen constantly - Promotions rarely happen, they usually hire "experienced" professionals outside of the company and give them Director positions

3.0
Apr 4, 2013

Unfocused, stagnant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent coworkers 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off) Decent salary & benefits

Cons

Unfocused vision Little room for advancement Lack of marketable innovation Senior management from outside the industry lack understanding of environment

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