Does Bustle pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bustle employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bustle. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bustle?

41% of Bustle employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bustle 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bustle?

Writer (16) , Editor (11) , Freelance Writer (9) , Content Writer (7) , Commerce Writer (6) , Editorial (4) , Editorial Intern (4) , Staff Writer (4) , Account Manager (3) , Commerce Assistant (3) , Intern (3) , Marketing (3) , Assistant (2) , Associate Editor (2) , Audience Development Intern (2)

What are the pros of working at Bustle according to real employee reviews?

"There are people you can find here who are amazing." ((in 14 reviews)); "Decent pay structure and nice coworkers" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "Flexible hours, perfect for freelancers or anyone looking for part" ((in 5 reviews)); "Amazing company culture" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bustle according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low for how much you are working but the part" ((in 16 reviews)); "Rather, they blame you for their errors and the results of their poor management." ((in 12 reviews)); "Remote writers have the option of going into the Bustle offices, but upper management doesn’t go out of its way to invite us to headquarters or to Bustle events." ((in 9 reviews)); "Why do we keep buying new sites when layoffs are always looming?" ((in 7 reviews)); "Not to mention managers do not create a safe space for pitching new ideas." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bustle layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bustle layoffs and their outlook for job security at Bustle in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Bustle locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Brooklyn , San Francisco , Portland , Philadelphia , Boston , Atlanta

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3.4

41% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)

Bryan Goldberg

31% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

Bustle has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bustle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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175 reviews

3.0

Nov 22, 2020

A fine start, but get out quick if you get a full-time offer

Content writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good chance for exposure at a heavily trafficked outlet. Paid my bills, albeit narrowly, for a while.

Cons

Until 2017, at the very least, Bustle was refusing to work staff writers full time to avoid providing health benefits. This was the beginning, middle, and end of my time there, 28 hours per week and not a second more. If we'd been able to work full time I might still be doing it. This was an exploitative system, and a hypocritical one, given the site's ostensibly liberal orientation.

2.0

Apr 17, 2020

Operates under the guise of fake feminism

Writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of my peers were very welcoming and helpful

Cons

upper management, no work-life balance, I have never been talked to so negatively in my life

3.0

Jan 28, 2020

Great until the end

Writer

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CEO approval

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Pros

It was a great experience until they fired everyone to add "marquee hires" to the company and put us all out of work at the start of the holiday season.

Cons

It was a great experience until they fired everyone to add "marquee hires" to the company and put us all out of work at the start of the holiday season. It was so rude and insensitive. A major self-esteem killer.

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