Changed from Great Place - Anonymous employee Bose Employee Review

2.0
Dec 4, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Dr. Bose is a visionary in building brand based on great products. Great product that makes me proud when people mentioning Bose, wow...Another part of vision of Dr. Bose was that hiring talented people, make working environment more friendly to new ideas and risk taking for excellence, but all that are changing...

Cons

The culture has changed, some for better, some for worse. It is more processed focused, only that the balance of creativity and process seems not there yet, no risk taking for excellence anymore; Product offerings are narrowly focused, thus not many growth opportunities; career advancement is really in question, depends on who you are connected for the most part, seems believe that external is better than internal talents; politics are big, playing accounting tricks in some areas ; very poor human skills of some lower and middle managers, mostly hired recent 3-5 years, kissed up and kicked down, lowered moral...

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5.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

- Friendly mentors - Coffee chats - Invaluable work experience from projects - Presentation opportunities

Cons

Company discourages F-1 OPT employment.

4.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Major transformation in progress. New Senior Leadership team making all the right moves. Transparent executive communications to employees. Shedding the old obsolete ways while keeping the Bose Essence

Cons

Lots of change all at once (but it is communicated - it is not a surprise)

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