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

Bustle reviews

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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Reviews by job title

175 reviews

1.0

Jan 30, 2019

Great if you're desperate, Horrible if you're invested

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Met some genuinely good people - Expanded my network, got my foot in the door - Snacks - Good location - Solid vacation days - You can get a lot of free beauty services and products

Cons

- Genuinely terrible management system - Cost of health care is sky high, nearly double what I've paid elsewhere - No substantial promotion/pay opps (if you weren't one of the first 15 employees, you're out of luck) - Completely click/SEO driven. They don't care about issues, this is just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. - The other reviews don't lie, this is as white as white feminism gets - How is this CEO real? Literally asks people to swipe for him on his dating apps and makes insanely sexist/inappropriate comments to female staffers. And people treat it like it's nothing.

3.0

Jan 30, 2019

It's fine

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of acquisitions growing business strong finances

Cons

slightly odd culture lack of mission uncomfortable situations

4.0

Jan 22, 2019

Freelance to Perm - so far so good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Energetic environment, business seems to be doing well, good work/life, majority female staff

Cons

Space is starting to get crowded, studio space is bad, communications between groups could improve, hiring process was long, big skill gap between upper and junior employees

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