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Sony Company Culture
Sony Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews4.1/5
Sony's Overall Culture is rated B
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
CEO Rating
A+Perks & Benefits
A-Outlook
B+Compensation
BLeadership
BSony CEO
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Kenichiro Yoshida
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A Day in the Life
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Sony employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Sony report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Sony have 1 meeting
Meetings
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80% of Sony employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Sony employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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85% of Sony employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Sony employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
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78% of Sony employees call their work environment positive
Environment
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What's the company culture like at Sony?
Rewards mediocrity, loyalty, and working long hours rather than working smarter or attaining good results.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Sony?
Stop interdepartmental billing immediately. Have accounting assign a "cost " for work done that gets charged back to title. Everyone needs...
Does Sony drug test or do a background check?
I never was drug tested. I believe they do background checks though.
What's the interview process like at Sony?
Long and indecisive
What part of Sony's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
TV has been doing well. Electronics seems to have disappeared and Motion Pictures, especially without 007 or Spiderman, is flailing.
What do people at Sony think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Meh, the CEO is a face. Sony is a conglomerate so employees mainly deal with their direct supervisors and those that supervise their...
What's the company culture like at Sony?
Rewards mediocrity, loyalty, and working long hours rather than working smarter or attaining good results.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Sony?
Stop interdepartmental billing immediately. Have accounting assign a "cost " for work done that gets charged back to title. Everyone needs...
Does Sony drug test or do a background check?
I never was drug tested. I believe they do background checks though.
What's the interview process like at Sony?
Long and indecisive
What part of Sony's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
TV has been doing well. Electronics seems to have disappeared and Motion Pictures, especially without 007 or Spiderman, is flailing.
What do people at Sony think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Meh, the CEO is a face. Sony is a conglomerate so employees mainly deal with their direct supervisors and those that supervise their...
H1B Visa
In 2019, Sony applied for 40 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 55% were approved, 30% certified-withdrawn, and 15% withdrawn.
An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Sony unveil that 6 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 12 were withdrawn by Sony after the employee’s start date.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Sony has a total of 131700 employees
40
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 55% Granted (22 out of 40)
- 0% Denied ( out of 40)
- 15% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (6 out of 40)
- 30% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (12 out of 40)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Sony
Bottom
40%
Sony currently ranks in the Bottom 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Sony
Top
30%
Sony currently ranks in the Top 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Top 25%Top 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
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eNPS Score
| 51% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 21% | Passives |
| 28% | Detractors |
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