Getty Images reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)
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Craig Peters

76% approve of CEO

39% 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
4.0
May 24, 2014
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Pros

Getty Images really loves to take care of its people when it comes to benefits -- which is really the best thing about the place. A very generous health benefits package and a pretty good 401(k) plan are waved in front of you, so you don't have much to shake a stick at. The other good thing about the place are the other employees in the trenches with you. You're all going through the same thing, which is trying to avoid the annual layoff. If you do avoid a layoff, then you'll generally be happy. They have a game area, soda and coffee, and weekly bagels. Just go in and do your stuff and you won't be bothered.

Cons

For such a huge company, they really love to try and save money, and that's by laying off employees almost annually. It always get tense at the end of the year since they like to do it around the holidays. You know, that way they have an excess of money by the time the first quarter of the new year rolls around. Also, for such a large company that likes to say they innovate, they have zero presence online and in social media. They're way behind the times when it comes to innovation. Right now, they're scared of a couple of online image houses because they know how to speak to customers, and those companies offer much better prices for the same kind of thing Getty offers. The Getty Images Goliath will never fall to the numerous Davids out there, but those Davids are having a ball nipping at Getty's heels.

2.0
May 24, 2014

Leadership Issues

Recommend
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Pros

Exciting industry. Some compelling elements in the industry (some much less so). Interesting technical challenges and opportunities. With some executive changes, this could be an incredible business to be part of.

Cons

Executive Leadership team was inbred and very self-serving, even to the detriment of the business and employees. With this, there was a lack of general good business sense and skills, masked by arrogance. Some organizations were great for employees, while others were horrible and executive leadership played organizations against each other, again, to the detriment of the business.

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