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      Bose

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      Bose reviews

      3.7

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (1,817 total reviews)
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      Lila Snyder

      78% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Bose has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,817 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
      2.0
      Mar 16, 2019

      People don’t leave Companies, they leave Managers.......

      Product communications design
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Most of the company is wonderful, but like most larger companies, there are groups that are a miserable place to exist .

      Cons

      The Leader of the PCD Group has a management style that has caused a lot of very talented and dedicated people to leave. This has been a problem for quite some time but for some reason, Senior Leadership has failed to investigate and act.

      4.0
      Jun 27, 2018

      Great brand with quality products, but they need help with management

      User experience researcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance is the best you're going to find anywhere--they don't kill you with work like an Amazon or a Netflix. The products and technologies you get to work on are always interesting and can make for good research. The people you get to work and interact with on the day are day are talented, smart and know what they're doing for the most part. A rare private company that doesn't have to respond to the whims of the marketplace. This can make for interesting long-term explorations and bets.

      Cons

      Really poor management training and hiring practices. It was constant problem over the 10+ years I was there. They either take good individual contributors and force them into a management track, when they may have no interest or desire. Or they hire outside candidates who may be unequipped to manage. A lot of re-orgs that are done in haste with poor communications that follow. This lead to a lot of rumors, speculations, anxiety about the future. Communications in general has never been Bose's strong suit. But it's a private company that doesn't have to answer to shareholders, so could be expected.

      3.0
      Apr 10, 2018

      It was 5 stars until the last couple of years.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, creative work, challenging, industry leader, cool products & innovation.

      Cons

      Poor management, in-fighting among executives, never ending re-organizations, shrinking and outsourcing.

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