Sonos reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)

Tom Conrad

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Sonos has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonos 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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441 reviews
3.0
Sep 2, 2016

Working at Sonos

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people is the main part why sonos is amazing, you will engage in mostly positive lasting relationships amongs colleagues. The Equipment consists of a high-end computer, 2 decent monitors and a speaker at everyones desk. Local test lab with every team, that includes each product sonos has ever put on the market. Snacks at 10 and 14, free coffee and beverages. There is a free* buffet at the main part of the companys building, which is a small sum every month out of your wages. Few other pros that I unfortunately cannot disclose.

Cons

Management, no proper development path, in-progress-knowledgbase and the food. Certain teamleaders can sometimes make professional matters personal and let it bleed into their work persona. There is no actual development path in sonos, most of the positions are taken by young competent individuals, who has no intention of leaving for a good few years. There is no proper training material, only tech bulletins and current issues both with and without workarounds. (they are working on a new knowledgbase, but it will take much more time.) If you get a technical position, there is no option to grow nor is there certificates to acquire. The food is always the same, each week - it gets tasteless after 2 months. There is a speaker at everyones desk, some even have two and a subwoofer, it can produce a lot of noise pollution at certain hours.

3.0
Aug 26, 2016

Good people but mismanaged growth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Offices and locations, good perks, casual dress, smart coworkers, great product, music culture.

Cons

Employee layoffs, mismanaged growth, no liquidity for vested stock options, declining stock price, no 401k matching by employer, lack of upward or lateral job mobility, ineffective past advertising campaigns, significant expenses with questionable returns. Many new employees were laid off shortly after being hired, which was sad to see.

2.0
Aug 13, 2016

Sonos support

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great product. If company adhered to their idea of "culture" then this would be a great place to work.

Cons

Stagnant pay and no upward mobility.

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