Bose Reviews

Pros

Very nice people.
Employees genuinely care about customers and products.
Great brand and great products!

Cons

That niceness can be somewhat false. Like any large corporation, it's got it's share of politics.
Bose has its own way of doing things, and that can be somewhat cult-like.
Conservative to a fault.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay less attention to the latest 'management' processes being advocated by MBA classes, focus on your people and let them innovate.

Pros

Great rep, great resume booster

Cons

Waste of my years... Too much red tape and politics driving

Advice to Senior Management

Change it .. Get rid of the vp

Pros

Employee Discount was really good. The "loaner" home theater system after 90 days. Managers only required to work 40 hours (allthough more were typically needed).

Cons

LOTS AND LOTS of defective product returns made it hard to believe in selling high priced consumer electronics. Management systems antiquated. Ultra conservative. A sense of "inbreeding" on the inside when coming from the outside. If you haven't been there 10 years, your opinion doesn't matter.

Advice to Senior Management

Step outside the box

Pros

great discounts on products, competitions to win free products.

Cons

very little room for advancement, very little room for time off on weekends, lack of communication from management to the sales staff.

Pros

People, Product, Strong executive team and vision

Cons

Compensation, Career advancement, lack of communication and better computer equipment to drive day to day business among field staff,

Advice to Senior Management

Better communication with in organization

Pros

Great flexibility of time and excellent work-life balance. A fabulous place to work if you value your family life.

Cons

Promotions and growth within the company are limited.

Pros

The people I work with are great, the products are generally well perceived, and generally people are well treated. Bose, being a privately held company, has been fairly stable

Cons

The upper management at Bose makes a real effort to walk the talk of respect and fairness. Unfortunately, not all middle management takes that to heart. There is more political intrigue and nepotisim then there should be, or needs to be.

There is a management practice duJour mentality that permeates this company. If six sigma is good, seven should be better. I don't know, maybe that's in every company

Advice to Senior Management

Maybe it's time to really start doing what you like to highlight in your company profile.
" Our people are the most important part of our company"
Change the culture and try to attract talented people if you want Bose Corporation to grow

Pros

Great benefits (full time), some benefits for part time. Great compensation and extra perks including discounts. Fun, reputable company to work for.

Cons

Not your average sales job, a lot of product knowledge required and verbatim memorization of scripted sales pitches. High pressure sales goals.

Pros

enjoyable job, freindly staff and fair company

Cons

can get boring on quite days pay is not great

Pros

private company, management takes a long-term view and is committed to research and development

Cons

do business in area with high cost of living