Not a happy place for Tech - Engineer Audible Employee Review

1.0
May 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Free food, good food - Skip commute to NYC and drive to work - Business growing organically - Easy to hide and blame a.k.a. if you excel at politics, this is a great place

Cons

- the company's 5 new principles are contradictory to what the Tech team is in real life - nepotism, lying, weak backbone, personal politics, empire building, using the position of power to mute others, are the hallmark of Product and Tech Leaders. And it is getting worse -if you are a hardcore SDE or technical person, stay away -the most black-box tech organisation I have seen in my 13 years. Decisions are made hush-hush, even org changes are done quietly, the VPs prefer to stay in hiding so as to avoid any uncomfortable questions from SDEs, anyone who challenges the VPs or has the courage to ask difficult questions can quickly get into bad books and taught a lesson during performance review

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Audible is an Amazon company. I think as a whole, this company attracts people who are kind and fun spirited. Good product.

Cons

Disorganisation. Commute can be hard.

5.0
May 31, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Audible is an Amazon company. I think as a whole, this company attracts people who are kind and fun spirited. Some who come from other big tech companies may think us as nerdy or quiet but I think it’s the lack of toxic compatibility that you tend to see at those other companies. I purely enjoy working with my colleagues and the work that I do, which I can hardly say about the other big tech companies I worked at. Free lunch and commuter/parking benefit

Cons

5-day RTO. The headquarter is in Newark, NJ. The commute can be hard for some.

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