Complex reviews

2.7

35% would recommend to a friend

(155 total reviews)

Rich Antoniello

18% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Complex has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 155 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Complex employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

155 reviews
3.0
Jan 11, 2018

Editorial Intern

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great experience, Portfolio building, Awesome workplace culture

Cons

Not much room for growth, not much room for autonomy in the work

4.0
Nov 17, 2017

Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of flexibility, great people with similar interests, innovative company

Cons

Lack of structure and communication sometimes

2.0
Nov 1, 2017

Get in the door, and then get out as soon as you can.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

-Some people think the brand is cool. That means you might be cool too. -Fun and friendly office environment. -Strong reach for the content you'll make—gets your name out there. -Depending on your department and the day, you'll get some creative freedom. -Free beer on tap

Cons

-You will be completely taken advantage of. -The Complex audience has devolved into dumb teenagers and #GamerGate trolls. -An overflow of branded content and sponsorship obligations has hurt the quality of the content and destroyed any remaining shred of editorial/journalistic integrity. -Management doesn't do anything to develop talent or improve themselves. -Daily/monthly traffic is the only thing that really matters. Management and other higher ups may say otherwise at times, but they're lying. -No moral compass. Again, traffic is king. -Everyone who works there knows "the culture" that Complex is supposedly advancing and trumpeting is superficial consumer-conning BS. -No overarching creative directive or company values to keep in mind while working. Where's the purpose? Just generate traffic and ad dollars. -You feel like you're *surviving* week-to-week. No long-term planning/projects/goals. -Not a meritocracy by any stretch of the imagination. -Very scrappy—and not in a good, fighting way—for such a large company. -Bizarre staffing and role definition—indicative of a company lacking clear direction. -Socially, the office is like high school at times. Like, WTF?

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