Sony reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,188 total reviews)
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Kenichiro Yoshida

89% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Sony has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sony employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Oct 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment is relaxed, the people are nice, and the locality is great. SE is a global company, however the RTP branch is less than 1000 employees. Pay is competitive and benefits are good. Managers encourage open dialogue, have an "open-door" policy.

Cons

Job security. SEMC is fighting for market share in the United States, and if there are losses reported for several quarters in a row, drastic personnel measures will be taken. In our department (Software), we went though 4 re-orgs in the past year. It seems like they still haven't figured out what's the best way to improve process.

4.0
Sep 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to start your career in the cense that there is opportunity to growth and since it's a global company it's a great place to travel and discover new places around the world. Like every communication company there are some pros and cons. The pros in this case are; brand recognition and the quality of the product being produced, great environment to work in since the average age is below 35 years old, great perks and benefits to employees within certain areas or regions, and finally door open policy with upper management which is always great to express concerns or issues.

Cons

Unfairness between departments and employees. Favoritism to certain employees is present. Lack of recognition between departments and team work is totally lost. As I mentioned before there are some pro and cons, but in this case I will mention only the cons; extremely salary gaps between employees within each departments, unfavorable conditions to minimize excessive expenditures, lack of processes to reduced cost or pretty much any thing, lack of head count to support overall company growth and quality as well, and finally like every company there is bureaucracy within Sony Ericsson and changes are needed to prosper as a whole.

4.0
Aug 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There's lots to do - you get a lot of responsibilities very early in your career. The market and the products are exiting and get a lot of attention in media and amongst freinds. An extremely network-based company. Things change so fast that a lot of things aren't documented - you get effective by understanding who can help you within the company. A major reorganization occurs somewhere in the company every 4 months. As an individual you are affected every 6-8 months in some way or another.

Cons

No attention to quality. Macho management style. Promotions only based on network contacts - not results or competence. Market is unstable; lots of changes occur everyday. Unstable future due to this.

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