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- "Great Start for the beginner at the start up pay is good compared to same industry in market.job" (in 52 reviews)
- "The hardest part of working for this specific store was the inadequate management and poor organization my managers seemed to lack." (in 68 reviews)
- "Account managers and senior leadership have a drink the kool aid and head in the sand approach." (in 24 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
learned a lot during my internship, everyone i met was helpful and kind and willing to go the extra mile
Cons
Was online due to the pandemic
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
-Some good people are still around; -Some creative products are still in play; -Remains a decent short term training ground; -Okay work & life balance
Cons
When considering Bose, be aware and be sure to dig into: -Working environment, work/life balance, and value system are highly dependent on the group you are in; -In today's market, total compensation and benefits lag the industry; -DEI&B tremendously lags the industry; -Large annual reductions continue, now 6 years running ; -Many creative products could not make the needed profit, shut down; -Selling off and shutting BUs; -Long view research being binned, among others, many research engineers and scientists fired; -Brand and opportunity seems to be fading as a long term career choice
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The people that work at Bose are great!
Cons
The company has been through multiple transitions in the past few years.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Employees are the best to work with
Cons
Leadership has difficulty executing and delivering
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great people and innovative tech
Cons
Lots of management and restructuring
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Not a Cut Throat company, everyone works as a team to get to the finish line on projects or to solves issues. It does sound cliché but it does truly feel like family and I have met and have been able to grow with some of the smartest and authentic people at this company. If it wasn't for the people I would not have been here as long as I have.
Cons
Unclear company direction, strategy, and zero structure around work flow processes. But if things were a bit more structured I think the company would be even better.
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
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Great People to work with.
Cons
Going in the wrong direction.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
- Used to be hands down the greatest place to work. - The roots. Dr. Bose was a very insightful and innovative leader. He encouraged understanding the cusomers and not the competitor offerings. Used to be a great place to work. - Still some very smart people there.
Cons
- Unstable. Seemed to forget how to come up with great innovative products. Charter has unofficially Shifted from innovative products to "me too" product designs. - Top Heavy Management creates too much burocracy making it difficult to focus on what matters. When layoffs come around Management protects themselves and use the staff that actually does the work and understands what it involves as scapegoats. - Contract Manufacturing but "oversight" makes this model ineffective at saving cost. - What Management now views as "Oversight" is actually more aligned with micro-management which is often redundant, inefficient, and costly. - Lost connection with products and customers. Lost genuine passion for the products they create. Seem out of touch with what customers are looking for. - No clear/realistic plan for the future. What they do have are plans outside of their core competency (software) which they are reluctant to admit is a problem or correct.
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Awesome knowledge and resources available
Cons
Company model is built on conserving tradition and isn't optimized for the current ever changing market
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great place to work at.
Cons
Longevity of colleagues limit growth
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Bose has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,714 reviews left anonymously by employees. 67% of employees would recommend working at Bose to a friend and 37% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.
67% of Bose employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Bose 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Bose to be culture, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.
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