Dolby reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)
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Kevin J. Yeaman

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Dolby has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 707 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dolby 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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707 reviews
2.0
Mar 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 work schedule (notice that this listed as a "Pro" in 90% of the reviews? It is the ONE thing that sets Dolby apart) Competitive salary Decent benefits Great coworkers - some very smart people! Interesting work if you are in the right department

Cons

Company makes silly budget choices. For example, costly annual holiday party and annual picnic but virtual elimination of all other employee "niceties" LOTS of Prima Donnas in executive management Poor interpersonal communication across the board (hello? Staff Meetings? One on One's?) Highly charged political environment All decisions are pushed to the highest levels - employees not empowered Working from home is allowed depending on the department, but overall it is frowned upon from the top down. Internal Us/Them mentality

3.0
Mar 28, 2013

Director

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, with great respect for each other. Incredible audio products. Long-term view. Very good benefits from people in the middle of their career (with families).

Cons

Risk averse, and not fast enough to embrace change. Always betting safe. Settled work force can act as roadblock.

3.0
Mar 24, 2013

Status Quo is acceptable

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 Schedule->Every other friday off Free Parking in SF

Cons

The company does love their external consultants and really let them run the show. It's frustrating for employees who have this experience to stand up to the consultants since management thinks so highly of the consultants.

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