Inkitt reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(119 total reviews)
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Ali Albazaz

62% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Inkitt has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Inkitt employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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119 reviews
2.0
Jun 17, 2022

Terrible culture, poor leadership, suspect 5* reviews

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* You get thrown in the deep end * There are opportunities to move into other departments and roles * A lot of good people throughout the company

Cons

* Poor leadership (mainly from the CEO, but infecting the whole leadership team) * Terrible culture * Zero psychological safety - they have a core value of "Disagree and commit" that could only possibly be and abbreviation of "Disagree and commit to the CEO's decision", they "celebrate failure", but fire anybody that fails according to the CEO's "instincts" / arbitrary measures of performance * Zero care or respect for any of their employees * Irrational micro management from the CEO - clearly does not trust his leadership team

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Inkitt Response
3y
Thank you for your honest review. We are glad that you felt challenged to grow within your role within the company and were able to meet some incredible other Inkers! We value working with supportive teams led by exemplary, approachable leaders. While your experience with us may not have been the best, we consider all further suggestions and will pass along your feedback accordingly to our team.
1.0
Apr 5, 2017

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The work they do is in an interesting industry

Cons

Working at all hours, no breaks, no work/life balance. This includes mandatory Sunday meetings. Fridays at the office can last until midnight.

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Inkitt Response
7y
Hey there, First of all, please excuse our slow reply. We really do appreciate your feedback! We are sorry you didn’t have the best experience related to work/life balance at Inkitt. But we reassure you that we have been working on getting better, and a lot has changed since. We are constantly professionalizing our working environment and aim to create a healthy culture for everyone at Inkitt. Best wishes!
1.0
Feb 8, 2023

AVOID

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Have met some nice people that have made working here bearable

Cons

Ali - CEO Nearly all of the leadership team Lack of transparency Blatant lying False promises Micro managing Burnout culture The list goes on

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Inkitt Response
3y
We appreciate the feedback. We have observed that quite often people mistake transparency for micro-management. Common feedback we very often get is that new joiners are surprised by the level transparency at Inkitt. When people are not used to this, they feel it is micro-management as our culture is one of ensuring all information is public. We fiercely want to avoid information living in silos, and when people are encouraged to break those silos sometimes the message they feel they are receiving is that they are not being trusted to be the sole stewards of that information. This is a failure of communication on our part for sure, and we take responsibility for that. As in fact the message is that we can do more together (where 2+2 = 5), as a team -- and therefore we should ensure information flows companywide. However we highly value your feedback, as its a reminder for us to reflect on how best to equip new joiners with navigating this transition.
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