Refinery29 reviews

Unfortunately, working at R29 proves some harsh realities many of us don't want to admit about corporate feminism. Others here treat fellow female coworkers with disrespect and have outdated knowledge and viewpoints on everything from queer culture to sex positivity, to actual knowledge of what it means to be body positive, despite internal campaigns that promote all of the above. The message and direction from the company as a whole to what managers want to listen to and implement have such a disparity it's dismantling.

Refinery29 takes advantage of young women who are excited by their seemingly inclusive brand. They excite you with opportunities to “prove yourself” with an entry level position but make advancement near to impossible. The work hours are incredibly unreasonable, dangerous even. The amount of hours I worked and were not paid for are mind blowing. There is also a toxic work environment of managers with no managerial training trying to be buddies and get drunk with the staff.