Getty Images reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)
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Craig Peters

76% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Getty Images has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Getty Images employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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662 reviews
2.0
Sep 27, 2012

Treacherous Waters

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Well, they are everything if this is your area. Consider the fact that if you worked for another company with any relative success they will eventually buy you and you will either be working there thru osmosis or by your own design, this is not so much a pro as a fact you will come to accept. so the pro aspect is that it is Getty, they are boss in the industry...what is left of it...and with this you get minimum cache because no one out there really cares. so minimum cache in a 2 company industry. If you can keep your head down and not become invested you can survive the constant lay-offs...so this will either be the beginning of your career in stock photography or the end.

Cons

snarky, two faced middle management and a mickey mouse club mentality...super political Chicago office with an unhappy sales team and little loyalty to go around...Abusive managers and very poor decision making. they have certain people that stay there forever on end while they slash and burn everyone around them.

4.0
Sep 21, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The people at this company truly care about what they do, and are always thinking about how to positively change things as a whole. Being at the industry leader means that what we do here reflects on photography and licensing overall, and that is invigorating. Pay is fair (although varies widely by department), and there are many perks like tuition reimbursement, biannual parties, quartley/monthly contests, and they are very open to job relocation. Many employees have worked at several Getty offices, and people tend to stick around; quite a few of my coworkers have been with the company for over 10 years.

Cons

Being such a large company means that there is often way too much of an administrative burden on just about everything. What would take 5 minutes at a smaller company sometimes takes days here, and requires approval by several parties. Experiences vary depending on your local office. People seem happy in NY and LA, but colleagues in Seattle and Chicago have expressed differing opinions.

2.0
Sep 4, 2012

Sweat shop. No work life balance and lacks moral.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flex time, ability to work from home, good health benefits.

Cons

You do not get rewarded for your efforts and rarely get a thank you. You work a lot. Managers have very poor judgement on the people they hire. They are more concerned finding bodies to fill jobs then finding the right person to do the job.

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