Culture and Product Innovation have eroded - Anonymous employee Sonos Employee Review

2.0
Mar 20, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people BELOW leadership levels Music-obsessed culture Some flexibility in work location and hours

Cons

Extremely dysfunctional and disconnected leadership (even after C-level departures in January 2025) Layoffs every 6-12 months because of bad and ever changing "strategy" and "forecast" Disengaged, exhausted, disempowered workforce Perpetual changes to performance and compensation resulting in lower overall pay for most employees, except the most senior They've lost their way on product innovation and quality

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5.0
May 17, 2026
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Pros

Great culture. People are humble.

Cons

In some teams engineers have to find projects themselves instead of waiting for roadmap which is good also but sometimes frustrating.

3.0
Jun 7, 2026
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Pros

Good work. Passionate people. Good product. Remote.

Cons

Some bad managers. They lost their footing resulting in lack of company vision. Struggled to find working styles that elevated the company (they wanted to grow yet operate like a start up)

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