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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      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
      4.0
      Apr 1, 2024

      good

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      work life balance, not too much pressure

      Cons

      old school, declining business, Japanese management on some groups even in USA.

      2.0
      Jul 31, 2008

      Not a great company to work for but good enough for work life balance.

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance is quite good. The management gives some value to your personal life. Also, the pressure to deliver is less. But as far as a Japanese company in US goes, this might be the best company. The benefits are long term oriented. It used to be that jobs at Sony were stable enough for the long term oriented benefits but no longer is the case. The jobs in US are mostly research oriented. So, it is easy to find highly skilled people here. Stock options used to be selectively given but this might have been stopped as of now. Knowing Japanese is an advantage here.

      Cons

      Quite a lot. The culture is very different. Everything is very secretive. The employees are not communicated from the top. There is a very deep heirarchy and it is difficult to people who are accustomed to US style of working to adjust. Not knowing Japanese is a big disadvantage as people talk in Japanese during meetings. Very limited Growth opportunity. Management does not have guts to speak out or do something radical. Compensation is quite poor compared to the industry. They have asked me to not share salary details of my future company with the current co-workers to stop them from leaving.

      3.0
      Jul 18, 2016

      HR Manager

      Human resources manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice offices and co workers

      Cons

      Management treats you like a number... dont feel respected at this company. The japanese look at anyone not Japanese as inferior.

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