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 for full time employees" ((in 108 reviews)); "Good work life balance in general" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good pay and hours." ((in 63 reviews)); "good work environment" ((in 45 reviews)); "Colleagues that do the work are great people and work hard." ((in 36 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 77 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs make people anxious and lower royalty." ((in 66 reviews)); "poor upper management, and corporate communication" ((in 34 reviews)); "Account managers and senior leadership have a drink the kool aid and head in the sand approach." ((in 32 reviews)); "Low salaries as compared to other retailers" ((in 31 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Sep 17, 2008

Bose is a great place to work and I would highly recommend it as a workplace,

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As a privately held company, we get to work on really interesting long term projects that a publicly traded company couldn't do. Also if you have a good idea, people will listen if you make a good case for it.

Cons

The vacation time per year could be better and how you accrue over the years needs to be improved. Also there is a parking shortage at the headquarters, which necessitates taking a shuttle several months per year.

4.0

Sep 2, 2008

Drink the Kool-Aide

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very liberal atmosphere. Very much like a college. Very good benefits and family oriented with regards to leave etc.

Cons

Engineers are God. Marketing takes a distance second place. A very geadstrong company in regards to doing things the BOSE way.

5.0

Sep 1, 2008

Great work enviornemnt for slightly serious and intelligent workers

Mechanical engineer at home entertainment

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart and amazing people. intersting projects good work environment small city... slightly less expenisve than boston.. but generally more expensive than the rest of the US nice socials to meet and understand other people and their projects... freedom to work anywhere anytime anyhow... freedom to choose the kind of work you want to do ever changing workforce and work tasks... so new people working wiht you on differnt projects every 8 months... motivated management in depth research available... soo college like enviornment with a team dedicated to research in a narrow field with loads of research funding and loose time limits

Cons

most people there are smarter than you.. so could develop an inferiority complex.... no housing help in a small city with veyr few(and expensive) appartments people who cant cope with change will have a tough time adjusting to the ever changing and reorganizing work force(as the case with any big company)

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