Low Morale, Bad Leadership - Anonymous employee Scribd Inc. Employee Review

2.0
Feb 16, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- scribd is a decent first or second job in tech, lots of responsibility right off the bat - lots smart/talented/friendly coworkers. employees go out for coffee every day, there are also lectures, board game nights, and a book club. - great work/life balance. except for pushes around launches (which is normal), you won't be on call 24/7. leadership is generally supportive of side projects -the office is decently close to caltrain/bart - free food and regular happy hours

Cons

-Few opportunities to grow out of the role you were hired for, unless you're favored by leadership. Turnover in rest of the company is high, especially among top talent but leadership does not seem to be concerned. - Useless founders. Both let themselves get pushed around by VPs and seem to have no interest in running a company. -No product vision. The CEO only cares about PR. There's lots of infighting between teams. - morale is bad. People feel that major decisions are arbitrary and leadership does not allow criticism. When people leave they're discouraged from telling anyone which make morale worse - No matching contributions even after raising $22 million in latest funding round--that tells you how much employees are valued -equity dilution could be a problem after 7+ years w/ no IPO likely

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Pros

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Cons

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Aug 18, 2025
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Pros

- Competitive Salary & Benefits for a tech company of its size. - A great people team that truly actually tries to make the company a more fun and supportive place to work. - Fun offsites / onsites for team building. - Solid work-life balance, generally flexible. - Bonus structure (if you qualify) is very generous. - Work feels meaningful, you get to work on a product that helps people learn and develop every day. - Lots of internal promotions (depending on your team) - The work really never gets boring, it is fast-paced but not chaotic, like some earlier stage startups can be. Scribd has been around for awhile and is well-structured internally. - Not reliant on funding any longer which takes off a lot of stress.

Cons

- The audiobook space is tough to crack, and a lot of effort has gone into projects that haven’t quite materialized. - User acquisition is very reliant on SEO, which results in volatility often out of anyone’s control. - There could be more transparency on when people leave or get let go, often times you don’t know someone is gone until you go to message them and they are de-activated. - The annual raises could use some flexibility, 2% doesn’t keep up with inflation these days. - Growth has been lagging, which can put a lot of stress on everyone.

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