Does Cooking.com pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cooking.com employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cooking.com. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cooking.com?

65% of Cooking.com employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cooking.com 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cooking.com?

Line Cook (2) , Software Engineer (2)

What are employees saying about Cooking.com layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Cooking.com locations?

Los Angeles , Marina del Rey , Santa Monica , Atlanta , El Segundo , Playa Vista

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Cooking.com

Acquired by Target

Cooking.com reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Tim Littleton

90% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Cooking.com has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cooking.com employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

29 reviews

3.0

Oct 20, 2012

Great people, room for career path change in crossing departments, but limited room for growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Appreciated small company size for visibility into other departments, and also opportunities to change career path within structure of the company. Great staff.

Cons

Limited growth because of small company size. Often resource constraints as well.

2.0

Sep 27, 2012

Not a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great People -Fun Environment -Decent Perks -Good if you're a foodie

Cons

-Lacks Innovation -Extremely poor management and executive leadership -Lack of accountability and ownership of issues -Lacks financial stability (has had multiple rounds of lay offs)

4.0

Aug 31, 2012

Warm, inviting company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great employees -Supportive Management -Fun Activities -Flexible, stable hours

Cons

-No room for growth -Lack of innovation and technology -Company is not making money -No raises and bonuses

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