Great company but in death spiral - Director Bose Employee Review

1.0
May 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great product discount (50%). Good free coffee in cafe. Not much else. Lila is trying but the entire exec management keeps changing every few months. 3 or 4 heads of sales in 3 years. same for head of HR.

Cons

This used to a great company. However hasn't made money in too many years. so it has been selling or shuttering businesses to raise money to pay for whats left and there's less and less of it each year. Shut down hearing aids. Just sold the professional installed business. Auto might be next. Two rounds of layoffs each year. Corporate functions like IT, finance, GBS etc in March and product related in October/November. The severance is pathetically low - 1 week per year worked. Also HR refuses to honor retention agreements at layoffs since you wont be there to collect retention. How stupid is that?

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5.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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