Very happy, this is turning into a dream job - Anonymous employee Refinery29 Employee Review

5.0
Nov 14, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Healthy salaries Very good work / life balance (I've heard work life balance used to be a problem in the past, but at least in terms of the tech dept I have zero complaints) Lots of opportunity to try new things/implement new processes Very healthy work environment, I have yet to encounter nastiness, back stabbing, aggression Tech here is 50% women, in my two decades of tech work that has never, ever happened before. A lot of very cool events happen here, all sorts of things you're encouraged to take part in, from the 67% symposium to movie events, to 29Rooms, to live talks about racism & other topics of the day. It's a very inclusive environment, and at least from the tech department, there's no major egos clashing and no one talks over you or dismisses you out right. I honestly don't feel like I'm being challenged 24/7 for being a woman in tech. It's refreshing.

Cons

Has some start-up-ness to the company, they're growing fast and have some growing pains. But I know there's a lot of (good and healthy) process being put into place, insofar as the tech dev side of things go, so I'm not worried.

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Cons

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Pros

Refinery29 was training day, every day. The pace and creative expectations forced you to sharpen fast. I cut my teeth here over four years and came out a fundamentally better strategist. The work was culturally plugged in, the people were sharp, and you were trusted with real responsibility early. If you wanted to learn how brand, content, and audience intersect at speed, there was no better place.

Cons

The intensity that makes it a great training ground also means the environment runs hot. Not everyone thrives in that — and depending on your team, support structures varied. The company went through a lot of change during my time, which created some instability.

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