Sony Reviews

Pros

I expirenced a lot of excitemnt.

Cons

It may be too busy

Advice to Senior Management

I think that transformation of the business model is reqired by keeping the strangthe of the company. Especially software and network servcie wil be the key.

Pros

the people are terrific, work environment is great, and if you are a lover of music, there is no better place to be

Cons

compensation is low like the rest of the entertainment industry, company morale is quite low, and there isn't much company togetherness

Pros

I think the environment is really great and supportive. I enjoy working in Sony and encourage others to join my firm.

Cons

The working hour is really long and I have to go traveling to other places if needed. Therefore, I cant even see my family in a month.

Advice to Senior Management

I think the leadership is very good in Sony. They provided excellent education training and support your business any time.

Pros

Though few and far between, I had the benefit of working with some talented people that helped me develop my skills. I was able to attain the position I wanted through hard work.

They provided training, some of which was worthwhile.

Sales reporting was timely and accurate.

Cons

Senior management is totally out of touch and clueless (in regards to the Retail division, I can't speak for the rest of the company). My group of peers (Retail Store Managers) were largely inept and incapable of performing at a high level. Expectations were to work insane hours to be promoted without overtime pay or commensurate time off.

There seemed to be way too much "busy work" and admin tasks not relevant to generating business, or enhancing profitability, that were expected. This created a culture of "Backroom Managers" that were unable to effectively sell, coach, or inspire their staff to perform. The baseline take home wage of a sales person in the organization was very low compared to the amount of knowledge expected of them. The "bench" of Assistant Managers waiting in the wings to replace tenured managers was very weak, and when called upon would inevitably flounder.

Lack of a competent sales force and management meant that the customer experience was dramatically varied at different locations or even different shifts at the same location. There were a few bright stars, but not enough to make up for the overwhelming baseline of mediocrity among staff.

Advice to Senior Management

Close down your stores which are not profitable (I recognize that this is more than half your locations but it needs to be done).

Gather your best employees and stack the deck with top performers in the stores that remain.

Cut the information overload down to a manageable amount, and listen to your management at top stores who have shown consistent performance. Put their plans into action. The old way of doing things hasn't worked for a long time and won't ever again. You need to adapt to survive.

Most of your store managers are useless, face that fact and find some people who can perform. You will need to review your compensation to attract high calibre people and retain them. Cut the dead weight and you should have more than enough funds to allow for that.

Find a Brand Identity and stick with it, no more changing the stores' name every three years.

Allow your stores to be competitive on price with the rest of the competition that sells your product. I don't care how many charts you can show about discount and profitability, ten sales at a lower margin nets more revenue than walking ten sales to Future Shop or Best Buy.

Allow your stores to benefit from the same discounts your wholesale division gives to big box stores.

It's not the glory days of consumer electronics anymore, customers are aware of pricing and you can only add so much "value" to the sale.

React more quickly to trending; your buying division is a joke. Stores are force fed hard to move products which are bundled in package deals that don't appeal to customers as a selling proposition. Your stores then become Sony Museums filled with aged inventory. You need to react more quickly to move aging inventory by pricing it effectively.

Stop patting each other on the back when your company is hemorrhaging money due to your lack of vision and ability to adapt to the marketplace.

Pros

Music, People, Sony Discount and NY Location

Cons

Declining music industry, management is trying to find it's way based on the ever evolving options to consume music

Pros

Missions
Discount on Sony products
Reputation of the company
Some people with huge experience

Cons

Unclear strategy
Internal promotion process
Middle maganagement not always competent
Separation in activities / subsidiaries

Advice to Senior Management

Think global, faster, trust in workforce

Pros

The people are what make the company. It was fun to head into the office each day and see what would happen next. Really enjoyed the company softball team!

Cons

A few bad apples could really ruin the atmosphere. Cultures sometimes did clash, especially when "traditional" executives from vendors would arrive and forget the "When in Rome" mentality. You have to have a very thick skin at times.

Advice to Senior Management

My direct manager really understood the balance between work and home life.

Pros

Engineers are well respected.
Stable jobs (well, at least for several years).
No hard goals (this could be a problem though).

Cons

Decisions are made late, or not made at all.
Not a software company. Hardware guys own the projects, software guys follow them.
Often captivated by former successful experiences.

Advice to Senior Management

Sony needs a visionary leadership who understands technology (I don't count making a speech filled with buzzwords) and is respected by its engineers.

Pros

Better place to grow your technical knowledge.
Manager are too friendly and good for new joiners .
Overall one can improve there technical skills.

Cons

Salary is low.
Sometimes there is no work to do in some projects.
Have to support shifting duties.
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Advice to Senior Management

Overall feedback is good...they we can improve in our technical skill through this company .
Also want to advice to open its branches in other states.

Pros

Sony is a big brand name. It is purely sales company so everyday I am learning innovative ways of doing things. Management gives chance to all employees to share views and new ways of doing things.

Cons

Human resource people do not interact much with employees so they do not know exactly that how each and every employee is performing.

Advice to Senior Management

Human resource should interact more with employees and all employees should get more chances for overseas travel to get more international exposure.