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      3.4

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (661 total reviews)
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      Craig Peters

      76% approve of CEO

      39% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      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 661 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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      661 reviews
      1.0
      Jun 2, 2020

      Toxic Work Environment

      Finance
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great co-workers, world-class photography, convenient location, fun employee outings. The benefits were great, although I had to work so much that I couldn't use most of my time off. I was literally denied time off on two separate occasions after requesting it a month in advance.

      Cons

      Feeling valued and appreciated as an employee is so important to maintaining a strong, cohesive department that is willing to go the extra mile to get things done. At Getty, there was no appreciation. Teams that required two or three people to function effectively were cut down to one or two people. At the same time, however, Getty has this "work life balance" idea where you're not allowed to work overtime even when it's impossible to get everything done within a normal 40 hour work week. So what are you suppose to do? Talk to your manager? You'll be told that the workflow isn't going to change (even though it has and will continue to increase), so maybe just...um...not work at Getty. After I left, I think at least a third of the employees in finance left as well. Many were looking for work outside of Getty. I know that a few found it difficult to leave (myself included) because the benefits are so good.

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      Getty Images Response
      6y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, it is important we hear your full experience and appreciate you sharing. We are glad you find our benefits are a strength – we believe affordable health insurance with 100% company paid employee premiums, ample paid time-off and schedule flexibility help us create a strong employee experience and allow our employees to take care of themselves and their family without worry. It is unfortunate to hear your limited availability to take advantage of them, especially the time off. We strive to make Getty Images one of the best places to work globally and work to ensure our employees experience a fair work-life balance, incorporating the feedback we hear from our employees to make this happen. We hear your feedback that this was not your experience and appreciate your willingness to share and provide insight. We are addressing your concerns and reviewing how we can continue to make improvements to enrich our employee experience, such as reviewing workloads, and allowing for employees to take the time off they deserve. Thank you again for voicing your concerns. I would like to talk to you further about your experience or if you have any additional context or feedback, please reach out to me directly, nicole.underwood@gettyimages.com or, if you prefer, HRGlobal@gettyimages.com. --Nicole Underwood Senior Director, Human Resources
      2.0
      Jul 17, 2019

      Watch your back

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Photography is world-class. Work involves some fun challenges. There are many people who are great to work with.

      Cons

      They will push you out whenever it suits them. No loyalty or appreciation for good work. Reviews/promotion/salary increases are a joke--they write what they need to justify predetermined outcomes.

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      Getty Images Response
      6y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re happy to hear you enjoyed your coworkers – we hear that a lot! – but disappointed to hear you perceived favoritism and unfair evaluations. This is an area we have been defining more objectively, building out levels for both our Leadership Principles and technical leadership competencies. We do have thorough requirements and approval process for promotions, reviews, and associated salary increases to ensure fairness; though we also do have predetermined budgets we need to keep in mind for the business as a whole. Because we don’t have the ability to always give every employee the maximum salary increase, we have a number of other recognition tools, including spot bonuses and Leadership Principle awards throughout the year. We do try to work with employees to identify growth opportunities whenever we can, within their existing role or into a new one – and while this can work out to mutual benefit, sometimes it does not. If there is additional context or feedback you would like to provide, please reach out at HRGlobal@gettyimages.com.
      1.0
      Apr 26, 2019

      Absent Management and No Career Development

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There was bubly sparkling water stocked on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

      Cons

      Absent management: My manager made no effort to go over my job performance or help me with my career development. The times I did have 1:1s scheduled would often end in them missing it and being rescheduled to the next time it was missed. It was clear that I was not valued based on the lack of care demonstrated. I would be shocked if my manager could tell me what I was working on even though we had daily stand ups. There was no knowledge of who upper management was. I cannot tell you who the manager above mine was because I never had any contact with them. Lack of diverse management in engineering: I cannot think of a single women or underrepresented group in the engineering management hierarchy. I can only think of a couple of women in a senior engineering position within AppDev. Toxic relationship between teams: There was very little communication between teams. It could be weeks/months of not hearing for them. The few times there was communication was when someone would say we were doing something the wrong way because they wanted everyone to only do it their way. This usually ended in some type of argument where it had no solution. Product Managers, Product Owners and Dev Managers: What's the difference? PMs manage, POs own, and dev managers do something. I still do not know because they all seem to do something very similar. I was always extremely confused why there was such an overload of PMs/POs. They also do not talk to each other because work often overlapped. The PM/PO could think the work I was doing was great, but the dev manager would have no idea. Review cycles: I never got any feedback on my performance at work. Reviews from coworkers were not a thing. Raises did not happen when I was there, but I read they are usually 3% a year. The technology stack: It still uses Angular 1 written in CoffeeScript. No one is allowed to use ES6/ESNext. Compensation: I was drastically underpaid for Seattle. When the once a year raises happened there would be a recurring excuse of having a low budget or a freeze. They say there is unlimited vacation, but it is not really unlimited. I heard managers limiting unlimited vacation to 24 days, but I cannot confirm.

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      Getty Images Response
      6y
      Thank you for your detailed feedback! We agree that diversity – in gender, experience, and myriad other factors – are highly beneficial to our company, and we have many efforts underway to continue growing the diversity of our team. We cohost events with groups like ADA and Hexagon to ensure diversity in our recruitment efforts; and we are defining Technology Leadership Competencies in partnership with our D&I Program Manager to ensure objective, non-biased characteristics and behaviors are utilized for identifying potential leaders. We hope all of our managers are having regular 1:1s with their directs for career development and providing feedback, but we know these aren’t consistent across all teams – we in HR will try to partner more closely with our people managers to make sure employees are getting the attention and development they need and deserve. When it comes to compensation and benefits, we review our plans regularly and benchmark against local data to offer a robust package that generally gets positive feedback – but not always! This includes our flexible (not unlimited, per se) time off plan, where managers and employees work together to determine a work and vacation schedule that accommodates the needs of the individual, the team, and the company. Our leaders do their best to be available and ensure meaningful communication at all levels, within a collaborative, partnering culture. Strong inter-team relationships are a part of how we deliver daily. Our technology stack is always undergoing review and changes. We are committed to delivering impact for our customers faster and better today than yesterday. But, it is fair to say we are not where we want to be in every interaction, every delivery, and prioritize some improvements over others. We have made changes to make leaders more accessible. Toxic relationships are not common or long tolerated at Getty Images; in fact, people stay here far beyond industry averages because they love their teams, their co-workers and the work they do. We are improving process and technology which can lead to confusion on things like role definition or specific desired tech changes; we need to, and are committed to, do better at change management but will never shy away from changing to make things better. We are always improving and use all feedback, including yours, to inform those choices.
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