Heading in the wrong direction - Anonymous employee Bose Employee Review

1.0
30 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pockets of great people. Cool products and tech. Great employee discount.

Cons

Unfortunately, too many since Dr Bose passed away. The company is trying to find new markets where they don't have expertise. Every few years they come up with a new idea that in theory will solve everything and they throw a ton of resources into making it happen. When it doesn't pan out, employees are decimated, but no real fallout happens at the higher levels. The danger of layoffs has become a regular worry. Every time the company gets thinner and thinner, and they're running out of people to cut. The ones still working have a bigger workload. Also, as much as they're trying to hide it, the layoffs are a form of age discrimination, as more experienced workers get replaced with younger hires.

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Pros

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Cons

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