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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      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
      3.0
      Jul 3, 2022

      Search org needs a major re-work

      Senior software engineer
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      Pros

      * Many well intentioned and intelligent people to work with * Good business outlook and Industry leader so you have a sense of pride * Senior leadership communicates their intentions very well * Unlimited vacation * Easy going work environment if you don't care about career progression

      Cons

      Disclaimer: It seemed like this was particularly nature of the search unit so may not apply to the rest of the tech org. 1. Directionless middle management that has no clue about people management and act like all the engineers are replaceable. It seems that senior leadership's principles are completely lost around the VP level. All that the CEO works for is negated by the management's actions. 2. Everyone's running; no one knows where to. Everyone's under pressure to deliver but people/projects are shuffled so often that nothing of value seems to come. Imagine hiring the best people then not listening to them and killing their creativity while running towards a meaningless measure. 3. They haven't figured out how to separate out research and innovation from sustainability and feature development. There is a constant struggle to get anything released. 4. Limited career growth - You have to threaten them to leave to get a promotion. A company that promotes when prompted can never gain the loyalty of their employees. 5. Managers, PO, PMs are puppets. They are all stepping on each other's toes. No one has any authority really and so every is just scared to act their role.

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      Getty Images Response
      3y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback. We agree, we do have an intelligent, well-intentioned team and are excited about our business outlook. We have spent time working on how and why we communicate and very glad to hear that is resonating. Regarding your additional feedback, we appreciate your time to share with us your concerns, the insight allows us to dig in further and understand how this is impacting you and potentially others. It is unfortunate to hear this is your experience of people management and know we are actively working on continuing to educate our people managers through programs such as People Manager Essentials and Leader Foundations. Our team is striving to grow in the Search space and we have carefully crafted our Goals and Core Drivers to ensure we are focused on the most important items, which is why we have hired critical Search talent. It is important to we are tapping our talent for the best possible solutions. While we do hear feedback on career growth possibilities, by establishing more frequent check-ins throughout the year, we are currently working on developing further career development in Technology. Search is a key part of our future success. Consistent with our Leadership Principle of transparency, I’ve shared this review with our CTO and Search Leadership team. They are taking this feedback onboard together with feedback shared by employees in our Employee Engagement Survey and during midyear review discussions. We strive for a very different employee experience than yours and I would appreciate speaking with you further so I can partner with leadership to continue to improve. Please contact me at nicole.underwood@gettyimages.com.
      1.0
      Jun 20, 2019

      Very negative culture and poor upper management.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Getty pay well, arguably to attract and keep people.

      Cons

      There is little to no money for value add initiatives to improve a very negative and toxic culture. Very profit and bottom line focused.

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      Getty Images Response
      6y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. All feedback is taken seriously and we take steps to address any issues that are highlighted on this site. Concerning salaries we work with our Compensation & Benefits team to ensure that there is Pay Fairness incorporated into the salaries, and also that they reflect the market's appreciation of the skills of our employees. We currently have a number of initiatives in place, and more to come, via our London Forum and other avenues which serve to elevate our employees and create a greater community. I expect that this will continue to grow and improve the cultural aspects of Getty Images. With the recent changes in the way that Getty Images is owned and run, we have begun to see signs of moving away from any type of bottom line mentality and concentrating on providing an even better service to our clients. Again, we appreciate your feedback and would certainly like to continue the discussion with you if you so wish,
      2.0
      Jun 22, 2015

      Marketing Manager

      Manager
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Team of very intelligent, experienced people working with an extremely creative product. Good work life balance - ability to work from home when needed.

      Cons

      No career progression, stagnant salaries, very top heavy with a culture of micromanagement, instability from constant change for the sake of change - knee jerk reactions have degraded confidence among staff. Very little empowerment or trust for the teams of people hired to do their jobs and very little time allowed for campaigns to work. No strategy or communication from leadership - not an inclusive environment. NO change management.

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