Is Bose a good company to work for?

Bose has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,209 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at Bose to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bose have been left by employees working as Intern , Sales Specialist and Sales Associate .

Does Bose pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bose employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bose. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bose?

59% of Bose employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bose 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bose?

Sales Specialist (91) , Demonstration Specialist (54) , Software Engineer (46) , Store Manager (46) , Engineer (42) , Manager (38) , Sales Associate (36) , Project Manager (26) , Assistant Store Manager (24) , Sales (22) , Lead Sales Specialist (21) , Mechanical Engineer (16) , Intern (15) , Assistant Manager (13) , Business Analyst (11)

What are the pros of working at Bose according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and pension plan." ((in 111 reviews)); "Good work life balance in general" ((in 109 reviews)); "Great Culture and Collaborative Environment" ((in 107 reviews)); "Great Start for the beginner at the start up pay is good compared to same industry in market.job" ((in 68 reviews)); "Colleagues that do the work are great people and work hard." ((in 39 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bose according to real employee reviews?

"The hardest part of working for this specific store was the inadequate management and poor organization my managers seemed to lack." ((in 73 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs make people anxious and lower royalty." ((in 66 reviews)); "Terrible upper management (Director up to President)." ((in 32 reviews)); "Low salaries as compared to other retailers" ((in 31 reviews)); "Account managers and senior leadership have a drink the kool aid and head in the sand approach." ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bose layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bose layoffs and their outlook for job security at Bose in 2026.

What Bose locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Marcos , San Diego , Boston , Blythewood , Miami , Framingham , Framingham Center , Stow

Bose reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,813 total reviews)

Lila Snyder

77% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Bose has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,813 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bose 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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2K reviews

5.0

Jan 16, 2018

Excellent Organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is an organization full of people with great values who really care about what they do and how the products the organization delivers can make a difference in peoples lives. Strong values-based culture. Excellent learning and development opportunities. Far from a perfect organization, yet leadership owns up to opportunities escalated from employees and do their best to fix issues.

Cons

Communication is often a challenge and can be a bit muddled. Many different channels and vehicles to get important updates. Senior management seems to be working on this, though.

2.0

Apr 27, 2017

Great company but poor work life balance at times

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Extremely well educated co-workers and management. High accountability, excellent team work. Nice campus.

Cons

Extremely long work hours due do project deadlines and quite a bit of competition from employees trying to look good and play the 'let's see who can come in the earliest and stay the latest to look impressive' game. Which can very quickly spiral into 12hr days. In-fighting between departments at times. Long term projects cancelled at a whim. Company is so large sometimes it's difficult to get anything done effectively because there are so many checks and balances that can be cumbersome.

2.0

Apr 12, 2016

Lost Children

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible history of excellent technology, marvelous people, good pay, great facilities, amazing culture and incredible technology. The company is positioning itself for the long term.

Cons

The comapny has lost all control and spoiled children, hysteria reigns and office plants are running the asylum. The short sighted, unprofessionals and high handed nonsense is destroying the company from the inside.

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