Audible reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(646 total reviews)
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Bob Carrigan

53% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Audible has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Audible employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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646 reviews
1.0
May 20, 2017

How low can it go?

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon stock, working with Amazon partners, and other things that Audible hasn't managed to change when it comes to being an Amazon company.

Cons

Don't know where to begin but the rating trends show you everything you need to know. The planted reviews from HR can't hide the fact that Audible is a sinking ship and you should try and avoid this place at all costs. Only thing keeping people there is Amazon stock that makes the golden chains fasten tighter. - If you're hired into a position, you'll stay there, which is great if you're a professional manager (50% of Audible) who wants to coast and ride Amazon's coattails to retirement. It's terrible if you're looking to grow your career - Culture of fear incentivizes people to play it safe and make others fail. This behavior is modeled by management and leadership that all seek Don's favor. No one thinks about the customer or innovation. Never worked at a place where there's so much backstabbing and lack of trust among leaders which trickles down. - Things that would take months at another company takes years at Audible. The technology stack is so old and you'll work on something that will get killed because leadership has no idea what it wants to be. No one on the executive team has ever done this before successfully and it shows often.

5.0
Apr 7, 2017

Design Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment and work culture

Cons

Lots of turn over in staff

3.0
Apr 4, 2017

Mixed bag @ Audible

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Plentiful perks, busy in a good way with interesting, opportunities to learn, good team, Amazon RSUs

Cons

As in many companies, the performance review process can feel arbitrary and unfair, but it's particularly bothersome in a company that positions itself as purely merit-based. Politics are alive and well here.

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