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
Feb 14, 2010

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Pros

Dolby Laboratories in one is very low-profile company that has an inspiring founder. This is one of the oldest companies in a technology field located in the heart of San Francisco. The company also has a manufacturing facility in Brisbane on the Peninsula. The company has a hand in the film industry and has the most renown for this; its technology has also been adopted as a standard in communications and most consumer electronics.

Cons

The company does not effectively create an environment that provides work-life balance for employees. Many salaried employees worked non-stop, over weekends and holidays with long overtime hours during the period when the company went through IPO. Neither does the organization pro-actively provide opportunities for employees to grow.

2.0
Jan 29, 2010
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Pros

Good technical groups, plenty of tools/processes to help communication across multi national groups, though becomes time consuming. Nice, amicable environment. Great benefits

Cons

Company has plenty of expertise in sound technology, trying to build new/further capabilities in video, voice and multimedia. Latter effort is not focused, sometimes not well planned. Plenty of politics between different groups. Trouble breaking through old guard. Research engineering has more of marketing & product management approach than technical one. Could be due to focus on licensing and not product development. Bureaucratic.

4.0
Jan 28, 2010
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Pros

Gifted Engineers with a lot of passion. Lots of opportunities to learn and grow. Several interesting projects. The Engineering crowd is very sociable and lots of group activity.

Cons

Review process can be a little outdated. Too man VPs and upper management ranks for a company of its size. It makes the organization seems more like a mushroom than a pyramid. Some groups over hire and under deliver.

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