Sony reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,192 total reviews)
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Kenichiro Yoshida

89% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Sony has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sony 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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3K reviews
5.0
May 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Generally, very good support of employees. Sony does a generally good job of making employees feel valued. Benefits, salaries, support policies, etc, seem better than average in the industry. Also, it is quite multi-cultural, which tends to protect against group-think. Advancement might not be as fast as in, say, a startup, but you can definitely do quite well here. In sum, Sony is a place you can have a solid career in.

Cons

It's just so big, so diverse, so all-over-the-place. So there are a lot of challenges trying to get the left hand and the right hand to work well together, or even know what they are doing. This is especially true because most big decisions and funding come from Tokyo (HQ), so US employees sometimes aren't clear on what the corporate direction, and what is the basis for some decisions.

4.0
Apr 14, 2010

Mixed bag.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

exciting industry, cool products, opportunity to work internationally. Your career is really what you make of it. Most employees are top caliber and pleasant to work with.

Cons

Most promotional opportunities are overseas, If you can't travel or relocate your advancement opportunities are limited. European leadership is weak.

4.0
Apr 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Flexible work time and environment -Pressure at the research lab is not very hard. There will also be a stable salary for extra work. -As an intern, there will be a huge guidance from the mentor

Cons

-Work venue not @ the best place in BJ -the research lab is still starting and needs time to see how it works out

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