Not the best, not the worst - Anonymous employee Refinery29 Employee Review

3.0
May 30, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Truly an environment of fresh, friendly, driven people who more than likely to support you than other places. Made many friends from working here.

Cons

Given it's content and mission, it IS a millennial company, so LOTS of entitlement roaming the halls. From top management down, the general sentiment is to reep the rewards without paying the dues.

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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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