Terrible HR and High Toxicity - Senior Product Manager Scribd Inc. Employee Review

1.0
Aug 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great industry. Lots of great people across all departments.

Cons

There are unfortunately some very toxic leaders (mine was one of them) who blatantly abuse their position of power and unfortunately and shockingly HR turns a blind eye to such behavior, even when you have clear written documentation of such abuse of power. Scribd tries hard to sell itself as a forward thinking and progressive company but I soon realized when it mattered that this was just talk with no substance behind it. If you are an ambitious person with self respect and not a yes man to authoritarian rule, I suggest that you look elsewhere to find a company that really cares about their people and culture.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

no annual stock grants or refereshers. It is once in two year thing.

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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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