Shure reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(327 total reviews)
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Christine Schyvinck

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Shure has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 327 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Shure employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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327 reviews
3.0
Mar 30, 2016

Seasoned engineer's perspective

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Pros

Work/life balance is exceptional. Virtually no schedule pressures. Very low employee attrition. A great place to settle in and retire from (assuming the brand remains strong). Mr Shure who founded the company in 1925 would be happy that some aspects of his small company standards and culture still exist today even as the company continues to grow.

Cons

Engineering expertise and project management is surprisingly very poor. Many have worked here for decades and promoted upwards over time as managers who draw on their smaller company, lower-tech experience. These managers promote their people who've learned from and been with them for decades. As a result much of the engineering organization is out of touch with today's mainstream engineering/technology norms. They do work hard, just not nearly as smart as other organizations. Most companies in today's technical world wouldn't survive long with such inefficient engineering but Shure has a strong brand/name bringing in solid profits to subsidize. Also, much of the more innovative design work is out-sourced so less is expected from Shure engineering. To be fair, they do a pretty good job integrating technology, as opposed to designing it. Mr Shure who was obviously an exceptional innovative engineering entrepreneur of his time would be disappointed with today's layers of engineering management who haven't kept up with technology nor engineering practices.

5.0
Jul 25, 2015

Doesn't get better than Shure

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Pros

Awesome company. People who truly believe in each other. Relaxed, corporate environment. Great work/life balance. Many training and development opportunities.

Cons

If you have small department, may not be room for growth

2.0
Aug 14, 2013

Rewarding negative behavior only gets you more of the same!

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Pros

- Pleasing work space - Convenient access to city, expressways and airport - Friendly colleagues - Work/life balance for some - Training benefits for some

Cons

- Top heavy with Directors that don't really direct; they recommend Consultants because they don't want to be accountable for the results - Noticeable back stabbing/in-fighting among upper Management lobbing for positioning - Executive Management & Directors take credit for work they did not get involved with and take no accountability when projects fail! - Salaries not competitive with the market due to lack of audio competition in the Midwest - The wrong folks get promoted for reasons that have nothing to do with competency - Work/Life balance is there for some ... the "worker bees" put in long hours - Management allows ridiculous amount of associates to attend trade shows that cost the company way more than necessary. Four Associates share a cab and everyone asks the cabby for a blank receipt ... imagine the trade show master expense report!

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