I’m posting because Angi is currently hiring for a new SEO Content Editor. My advice is, if you’re early in your career, consider it if you don’t have other options. If you have other options or have more than 2 years of experience, look elsewhere. I had 5 years and it felt like an intro job. - It’s basically a content mill. You’ll edit an absurd amount of content of varying degrees of quality and density; Angi only works with freelance writers and many of them are not strong writers. The one in-house writer quit recently. You’ll sometimes write an article. - Quantity over quality: Your managers will, of course, claim they care more about quality than quantity. While this is likely true, in practice, that’s not the case. You’re expected to hit the goals no matter what, and the end of every month is always a fire drill. Leadership now says that they’re moving away from a quantity goal in 2023, but I doubt much will change in terms of pressure or lofty goals that really don't matter other than appeasing C-level. - Shifting expectations. Everyone in digital marketing understands that goals change as needs arise. However, my manager would spring new goals on us even after communicating via email that X was the goal for the next week. Then, in the middle of already pushing to hit that goal, they would Slack to tell us to nearly double that goal with a few days to go, saying that they, quote, “Already knocked out two” articles, only for my teammate and I to learn that those “knocked out” articles were full of errors, underscoring that my manager didn't understand the effort and attention to detail our roles require. - Pay discrepancies. Everyone on the team was very qualified, had comparable experience, and did the same amount of challenging work. The pay gap—even when accounting for location—was broad: one team member made ~$10k less than I did and lived in an equally high COL area. - No growth opportunities. You’ll be an SEO Content Editor for your tenure. There’s literally no room for growth. One editor was promoted in my 1.5 years there, and others were looking for promotions—for which there is no path. Without being hyperbolic, I didn’t learn any new skills or improve existing ones while at Angi. Everyone who quit is now in either a senior or manager position. - High turnover. 5 of the 10 editors, plus a manager, quit between summer and December, most of us sharing similar frustrations. This will likely continue if things don’t change. - Poor company culture. Angi is going through a lot of changes. Higher-ups will point to a vague Angi Value (there’s a lot of them) about being “better today, perfect tomorrow,” without addressing employees’ concerns in the monthly Pulse surveys. Yes, managers read them, but I can’t point to a single thing that improved. Outside of the team, Angi as a whole is in a rough spot, and people are quitting or getting fired left and right. It’s not a good look when the CEO announces RTO within 3 weeks and then “steps down” a couple weeks later to be replaced by the parent company’s CEO. I’m sure they’ll reply about growth, adapting to change, etc., but let’s be honest: Angi is a four-letter word to a growing number of pros on whom Angi relies to exist. Just read any of the hundreds of Sales reviews.
