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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

      Ratings by category

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Senior management

      2.6

      Compensation and benefits

      2.5

      Career opportunities

      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
      2.0
      Oct 5, 2017

      Zero Work/Life Balance, High Stress, No Reward

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome people - although everyone is miserable, and it shows.

      Cons

      There is ZERO work/life balance, - responding to an 11PM or 6AM email is expected - and if you don't you will receive passive-aggressive criticism and sass. Everyone is stressed, overworked, and frankly the energy here is a miserable one. People bond over how much they hate their jobs. The toxic, anxiety-ridden nature of Refinery29 bled into my every day life and made me a sad person to be around. The "chill nature" they exude online and over social channels is a total farce.

      1.0
      Sep 22, 2017

      They prefer looks/Instagram followers over smarts

      Brand experience expert
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Happy hours and team activities; teams get really close.

      Cons

      Horrible management from top to bottom. They prefer anyone who's a "cool," pretty "influencer" over people who are actually smart and good at their jobs. (This is what I witnessed over my 2+ year tenure there and has nothing to do with my departure.) This will be their downfall. It's laughable that they preach everything about "looks not mattering," but that's the exact opposite of what they practice at the office. Anyone who's not cool, trendy, conventionally attractive or unique-looking in a profitable way will be overlooked. They've also gone through several rounds of top-secret layoffs and "restructuring." Tons of managers are incompetent and got to where they are based on their looks/outfits.

      4.0
      Sep 22, 2017

      Good place to be if you like to work hard

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing fun smart people. Brand that people care about on some level. Despite the clickbait there are good people making good art / content.

      Cons

      You will work like a dog and if the founders don't like you, you'll never move up.

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