Once Great Company, Losing Relevance - Director Dolby Employee Review

2.0
2 Apr 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Every other Friday off - Good core technologies - Strong engineering talent

Cons

- Lack of vision - No clear strategy - Poor leadership - Conflict between business groups - Declining market share in core business - No real traction in new business areas - Constant talent churn

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5.0
11 Jun 2026
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Pros

Nice people and great work life balance

Cons

Antiquated business processes have made it difficult to enter into the modern era, often leading to spending time working on the wrong things.

4.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of freedom in choosing research topics

Cons

Too many meetings, but it may be just specific to the group I was in

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