Dolby is living off it's past glory and is out of touch with current market realities - Senior Manager Dolby Employee Review

1.0
Aug 2, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Reputable brand Talented employees Exciting industry (although Dolby is missing out on the big opportunities) 9/80 work week San Francisco

Cons

Utterly clueless exec. management team, several of whom lack the qualifications, training and experience required of their roles. Decision making is glacially slow...by the time a decision has been reached, the market opportunity has been lost (Dolby's indecisiveness=Competitors gain) Talent is severely underutilized...employees brought in for their past achievements & great/creative ideas and then left to "die on the vine" once they're in their job.

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5.0
Jun 11, 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
Jun 27, 2026
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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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