Refinery29 reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(191 total reviews)

Philippe von Borries

35% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Apr 7, 2025

Was good til it wasn't

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Some really great, creative, talented people in the early days

Cons

Shifts in leadership, priorities that made it difficult to excel or feel heard

3.0
Mar 3, 2025
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun company to work at with nice benefits. Lots of talented young women from different backgrounds.

Cons

Management is not experienced. Targets are often unreasonable and people get often got fired without PIP.

4.0
Feb 26, 2025

Good Community, Stressful Industry

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The coworkers were the best part of the job. It was exciting to build something new and innovative

Cons

The industry of digital media is unnecessarily stressful and there has been a lack of innovation at R29 for a while

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