Tries too hard - Anonymous employee Sonos Employee Review

1.0
26 Sept 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Start up feel, American company, Santa Barbara head quarters, cool products, focus on music

Cons

Lack of strong leadership, no performance management, high involuntary turnover breeds culture of fear, CEO tries to apply enginerring logic to leadership, CEO is difficult to work closely with and seems to enjoy that reputation, highly arrogant senior leaders

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