There's an elephant in the room - Manager Dolby Employee Review

2.0
Mar 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

9/80 work schedule (notice that this listed as a "Pro" in 90% of the reviews? It is the ONE thing that sets Dolby apart) Competitive salary Decent benefits Great coworkers - some very smart people! Interesting work if you are in the right department

Cons

Company makes silly budget choices. For example, costly annual holiday party and annual picnic but virtual elimination of all other employee "niceties" LOTS of Prima Donnas in executive management Poor interpersonal communication across the board (hello? Staff Meetings? One on One's?) Highly charged political environment All decisions are pushed to the highest levels - employees not empowered Working from home is allowed depending on the department, but overall it is frowned upon from the top down. Internal Us/Them mentality

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people and great work life balance

Cons

Antiquated business processes have made it difficult to enter into the modern era, often leading to spending time working on the wrong things.

4.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of freedom in choosing research topics

Cons

Too many meetings, but it may be just specific to the group I was in

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