Was once a great company, is now no more - Anonymous employee Scribd Inc. Employee Review

1.0
Apr 8, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Dedicated smart ICs on the ground

Cons

I used to love this company. I used to sing it's praises to anyone that would listen. Now, this company makes no sense. #1 - You have no say in what you work on, yet, if what you work on doesn't end up bringing in more revenue, then that's a failure and it's on you. #2 - C-suite and VPs say "employees come first" and also "we are a cut-throat sports team. Suck it up or get out". #3 - HR says "we care about diversity and inclusion". Yet POC are overwhelmingly underrepresented in C-suite and VPs #4 - CEO says "we definitely have a vision. You're just too stupid to understand it" then COO proceeds to say more vague words. (I guess I'm still too stupid to understand it) #5 - HR says "we care about psychological safety". I report harassment and abuse from my manager for the past few months. My manager has been allowed to retaliate. #6—The manager says, "I care about your work-life balance." I work insane hours, and my workload is still not completed. But it's not the workload, it's a me-problem. I can go on and on, but I'll spare you.

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Cons

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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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