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      3.1

      40% would recommend to a friend

      (191 total reviews)

      Philippe von Borries

      35% approve of CEO

      18% positive business outlook

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      Refinery29 has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 191 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Refinery29 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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      191 reviews
      4.0
      Oct 27, 2018

      Turn the Ship Around by Losing the Dead Weight

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Refinery29 is still one of the media elite. At its core there are people who truly care about the company, and that definitely goes for upper management. Employees pour their heart and soul into the content we create here, and no idea is laughed at. No intern is ignored.

      Cons

      The industry is in a constant state of turbulence and Refinery29 has managed to diversify its product through major wins like 29Rooms, Originals, and continued activism leadership; however, as great as the content is the ship will not stay afloat without proper revenue strategy. The revenue team has undergone so many leadership changes over the past few years and there is no one proactively making smart decisions in tandem with the content team. The sellers are painfully underqualified, mismanaged, and unable to lock even the simplest of deals to monetize the content team's ongoing efforts.

      1.0
      Nov 7, 2017

      They don't follow what they preach

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Teammates end up being good friends and everyone is hardworking and kind to eachother under the circumstance.

      Cons

      A company where it's very difficult to grow. Often, people who look 'cool' and 'trendy' get the spotlights while others do not. Teams are very disconnected with eachother often not knowing what the other does. You will have 0 work/life balance and poor compensation. 2 of the higher ups are very disconnected with their teams often choosing their own gain over working with their own teams. You will feel like you work does not mater, a lot of promises and 0 change, the dont apply what they preach on the site within the office.

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