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      Sony reviews

      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (3,194 total reviews)
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      Kenichiro Yoshida

      90% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      Sony has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,194 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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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Sep 21, 2013

      Sony's lost its touch

      Coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pros include the benefits package and the discounts at Sony Style and the weekly social gatherings are cool too.

      Cons

      They've cut back on perks like employee screenings of movies the day they come out; bonuses and raises we're not merit based until this year; little to no room for growth and advancement; lack of appreciation and recognition of hardworking employees

      3.0
      Jul 5, 2013

      OK but not somewhere for a long-term career

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's still a great brand to work for despite its flaws and current struggles. Staff discounts on TVs can be very good. There are some very good people amongst the ranks.

      Cons

      Corporate culture just will not change - very old fashioned, bureaucratic and slow moving. The company cannot decide if its focus is content (supported by hardware) or hardware (supported by content). As such, neither is done as well as it should be. Career progression can be limited due to the vast layers of middle management. Cost-cutting focus leads to numerous rounds of job losses and budget cuts - the best people often take their chance to leave when this happens.

      4.0
      Jun 24, 2013

      A really friendly working environment but with old Japanese manners

      Product planner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      What you do will affect the whole world and this feels really good. The brand is really strong and give you some social status. Feeling of doing something premium, not because it is cheap, but we will do it because it is good for the customer. Friendly. People will smile during meetings and invite you to drink together. Really interesting people around: Almost everybody has a hobby like playing guitar, scuba diving or Snowboarding. Easy to find your own group.

      Cons

      Slow to adopt to new process. Always in big teams, too many meetings with too many people. Too many middle management jobs and too much offshore, what demotivate some engineers that come here to create and eventually they are just managing cheaper labour in other countries.

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