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Corbis reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(212 total reviews)

33% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture & values

2.2

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

Corbis has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Corbis employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

212 reviews
3.0
Oct 5, 2011

Good talent in the wrong jobs

Anonymous employee
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Pros

can get your arms around the company and yet still has all the complexity and challenges of companies much larger staff seems to have passion for delivering good work location is good and casual hope that Bill Gates will infuse vision

Cons

senior management focused on dialing for dollars and not effective e-commerce and execellent product delivery broken administrative processes and supporting technoogies (finance, HR, legal) add hugh overhead short on strategy long on changing shotgun tactics little trust between senior management and staff

4.0
Sep 26, 2011

Great summer internship

An intern
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Pros

I can only reflect on the 3-4 month period I worked at Corbis. Unlike other intern programs, where they try to pile on the work that has been neglected for the past nine months, I was given applicable assignments that not only took the pressure off upper management but also gave me insight into how the Communications/PR division of the company operates. I want to stress the word applicable. It pleased me to be given things to do that had substantial weight behind it, things that a "FTE" in my same position would do. The upper management I had contact with seemed very thoughtful and extremely helpful in facilitating potential job opportunities for me down the line. There is a "laid back" attitude with management that made me feel comfortable bringing problems or concerns to their attention.

Cons

As stated in many other reviews, the company is still in a state of transition. Although there are a lot of exciting developments within the company, they still run very lean. This means larger workloads for people. From what I saw with the departments I worked with directly, the employees work very hard are are vested in what they are doing. It's too bad that they can't ease some of the pressure by hiring more across the board. The company is also spread out. This can cause a bit of frustrations when trying to get information or answers from individuals. This is more of a personal frustration and doesn't really reflect on Corbis the company. The high turnover is also a concern. From what i see, Corbis has a hard time holding on to employees. I don't think there is an easy answer as to why this is occurring. I'm sure it has to do with salary demands, industry changes, etc.

1.0
Sep 21, 2011

Sad state of Affairs

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company has huge potential that has never been realized. Pay is good. This is a great place to work if your only concern is a paycheck. Management prefers to not see you or hear from you and half the IT staff never even come to work. Significant funding from the owner so even though it has never made a profit, no worries.

Cons

No leadership or direction. Lots of plans, but nothing is ever executed. Promotions are all politically motivated. New Sr Mgmt every year or two, thus the total lack of consistent direction. Very unhealthy environment, unless you only care about a paycheck. If you are looking to make a difference, not the place for you.

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