A state of controlled chaos - Finance Dolby Employee Review

2.0
Feb 27, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

- Easy going people - 9/80 schedule - every other Friday is a day off - Reasonable compensation

Cons

- Too consensus oriented, no one challenges status quo - Lack of processes - Management is incompetent and inconsistent - goes 180 degrees on processes, strategies, deadlines - Recent SAP implementation was mismanages and let to a complete mess

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

Lots of freedom in choosing research topics

Cons

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