Best place I've worked - Anonymous employee Scribd Inc. Employee Review

5.0
May 7, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Personally, I don’t understand all these negative reviews. I’ve been working at Scribd for over a year now and think it’s one of the best places I’ve ever worked. It’s true the company has been through a lot of change, but there’s a ton of great work happening. What I’ve witnessed is that we’re hiring really smart people to join the already impressive group of employees and it’s pushing our product to a new level. Not to mention, the culture at Scribd is really cool and fun. Sure, you have to work hard, and the expectations are high. But, the company is pretty clear about what those expectations are. And there are a ton of perks and benefits to balance it out. I’d say they treat employees better than most companies. So, to anyone reading about Scribd, I’d suggest you take all these former employees’ reviews with the grain of salt they deserve. There are plenty of us that are sticking around because we believe in the company, and it’s for good reason.

Cons

I'm required to type something here so I'll say I'd love more surprise days off.

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Cons

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5.0
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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