Bose reviews

3.8

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,819 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Bose has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,819 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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2.0
Jun 8, 2017

The company is losing its soul.

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Pros

Great products, well known brand with excellent goodwill. Great focus on R&D and, up to recently, on quality. Occasional freebies and good employee discounts and sales.

Cons

Over the past couple of years, constant reorganizations (often with no discernible benefits) have completely wrecked the equilibrium and trust within the company and between the teams. A lot of it has appeared to be reorganizing for its own sake. Certain team managers have become a lot more focused on "managing up" rather than managing their teams and getting the actual work done. In the process, a new trend of employee demoralization has appeared in some teams, sometimes verging on harrassment. Instances of bullying, racist remarks and harrassing behavior by some supervisors that are reported have either been ignored or resulted in the employee being berated, sidelined or terminated

1.0
Oct 24, 2021

Great colleagues, pathetic leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

work culture is great and people really care for one another. Colleagues are collaborative.

Cons

Company is completely focused on the US business, leaving other parts to survive on their own. Many leaders at the top have limited experience and parochial but think otherwise - there have been so many re-orgs but each time the only strategy is to cut staff but yet still pay themselves fat bonuses. Communication of changes leave more doubts and distress rather than increase confidence.

2.0
Feb 13, 2020

slow and painful decline

Anonymous employee
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Pros

some products are nice

Cons

while I was there and as I here still declining , layoffs and cuts cuts cuts - one day you are a hero and the next day you are a zero and gone - products devleopment and go to market seem to be a dollar short and a day late - struggle to stay relevant

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