Sonos reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)

Tom Conrad

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Sonos has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonos 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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441 reviews
3.0
Sep 2, 2015

Interesting experience, mixed results.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Superficially good employee relations, benefits bonuses the general package is quite encouraging. Incentivisation is generally thoughtful and effective. My colleagues were generally pleasant many that I shall keep in touch with. The product practically sells it's self great PD on the whole.

Cons

To many generals to few troops, everyone is the manager of something. Engagement seems superficial you are constantly asked for opinion and feedback as soon as you give it (really don't bother this is a step to make you feel better nobody wants your advice or feedback,) you have made a whole load of trouble leading to my own pet hate office politics. This drove me from the company as with fast paced growth comes the backroom dealing for promotion or advancement before any proper analysis is done in terms of skill and real world effectiveness. HR seem more preoccupied with other things than the concerns of staff (No exit interview for me, guess someone was at lunch. or did not want the information I was about to provide.) Zero scope to increase my training or advance professionally in my field the second reason I am now signing on with a different employer who will enable that. Modern IT needs constant study and professional development to stay ahead of the game this is not done at Sonos.

3.0
Dec 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall hardware & software products are great - and the experience is good. Throughout the company there is a genuine deep love for music/ audio/ tech being seamless & immersive. Culture wise - most people are lovely. There is remote working and regional offsites to bring teams together. The company has active DEI groups and is proactively intentional when it comes to collaborating cross-functionally. As a tech company they are encouraging efficient in ways of working - utilising AI, and new tech stacks. The pro's do outweigh the cons.

Cons

Currently undervalues the true power of culture...Lacks long term vision and purpose - only short-term driven profit - limiting true growth Currently no clear company values = misguided intentions/ unclear expectations Misalignment on strategy vs expected deliverables vs actualities Lack of inspiring leaders/ managers - bad behaviours can go unchecked Lack of Leadership accountability - bad decisions cost jobs Lack of trust/ very lean budgets/ stagnant wages Limited career growth - no development courses for middle-managers Employees with long tenures and deep brand knowledge - undervalued Too much focus on making profit, without investing in building brand value Regular RIF's

3.0
Mar 19, 2019

Taking the right steps

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work hours, great product, a CEO that does the right thing.

Cons

not a great place for promotion if you're a woman or part of another underrepresented group. They're working on it, but unconscious bias is at play and it will take a while for real change to happen.

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