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
1.0
Aug 11, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

A very cushy job. Generally no overtime. You can do the bare minimum. Impossible to get fired, you have no idea. Free snacks.

Cons

Lack of leadership. Code is a never ending mess that hasn't improve much over the last 2 years. Clique culture. Too many junior devs, not enough knowledgeable people. You won't get to work on cutting edge tech. Don't even think of bringing up flaws or issues, you'll make someone else have to do their job and you'll be the enemy. As long as you close tickets you're doing a good job, even if it's adding to the mess. Engineering is in fact the most underperforming department, but they have so much money no one notices. For some reason front-end people wont take jobs here. The good people leave after getting burnt out from trying to make a change.

1.0
Apr 28, 2015

Sales Rep

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

There is an arrogance about management that gives them licence to treat you like garbage and yet, people are attracted to the company in the hopes that it will be different for them. I like that the company is hot, but what good is it if you are underpaid, overworked and under appreciated.

Cons

A plethora of missteps going on simultaneously creating a high level of stress and anxiety for just about everyone other than senior management. Poor communication leads to low morale and criticisms are not always constructive and can be cutting at times.

1.0
May 10, 2019

Awful

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

A big organization that people like from the outside

Cons

A terrible sales organization with terrible/no leadership. The sales team is junior and does not have good direction or any guidance from a seasoned person. Constant terrible reorgs.

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