Sonos reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(439 total reviews)

Tom Conrad

47% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Sonos has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 439 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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439 reviews
2.0
May 18, 2014

Candidates Beware

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Sonos makes great wireless audio products and really brings the joy back to listening to new music. But you have to ask yourself why a company that is more than 10 years old and has been manufacturing since 2006 has 12 GlassDoor reviews. Just assume they buy a lot of silence on the way out the door.

Cons

There are two major challenges with Sonos: (1) location; and (2) leadership/management. There is no talent in the Santa Barbara region, so most employees are recruited from other markets. When you move there, you quickly realize Santa Barbara is a small, boring town. There are only so many soccer games and wineries you can go to. You are remote. If you thrive on idea generation, keeping your skills current in your speciality, or networking, get ready to do that virtually while your resume becomes stale. Beware of the cost of living in Santa Barbara which is approximately 20% greater than Los Angeles.

3.0
Feb 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful work environment. Lots of extras that make you feel valued. Great stock options. Good salary. Still plenty of opportunity.

Cons

Excessive, lavish, and foolish spending that is now resulting in layoffs. Inability to get products to market on time. Marketing that never really tells people what our product does and why they need it.

2.0
Sep 26, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked for Sonos during the serious growth years. It was a cool place to work with some great folks always striving to grow the business. The culture at that time was one of hard work, fun working environment and one of great rewards. The products launching at that time were industry changing products that began to shape the audio industry.

Cons

Over the past 2 years Sonos has undergone many drastic changes. The culture has shifted to more of a large company full of obstacles. The culture is now one of great mistrust among people internally and has spread to many of the functional areas of the company including; sales, marketing and even product management. It's become a very challenging environment to work in. People's general lack of trust, rumors and generally negative feelings along with the all the changes in management have really taken a toll on morale and the people who have been at Sonos for more than a few months or even 1-2 years. The levels of frustration have risen across disciplines causing many people to question their reasons to continue working at Sonos. Many feel that they need to stay because they need the stock option payout because they have been paid such low base salaries. Overall it's become a very tough culture and difficult place to work.

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