Getty Images reviews

Getty Images has a set of Leadership Principles that are the ethical, moral foundations on which the company stands. *WAIT!* Don't run away. These are not empty, boilerplate business aphorisms. They account for fifty percent of each employee's annual review, from C-suiters to line workers. Did you live up to the LPs or not? That may make your eyes roll, but it is the mortar that binds employees together. These are a set of values that align us worldwide, maintain a common focus and trajectory in our efforts. There is also an unwritten policy we employ: the No [sphincter] Rule. This is real. I know of at least two high-ups who thought they could throw their weight around and be verbally abusive. Imagine their surprise when they were booted. All of which is great; everyone works from the same playbook, bad actors get weeded out fairly quickly, and you know where you stand. I am especially thankful for the company's compassion for employees’ welfare. Sure, we have flexible office hours and an extra-liberal work from home policy, but it is really on display when turbulence or trouble hits at home. I know of multiple employees, (including me,) who have been subject to profoundly disruptive events in their personal lives that required protracted time away from work to address. These were crises that could easily have swallowed people and left them in danger of being canned, but that proved not at all the case. In my situation, managers and HR worked to modify my sked & workload, helped search for resources to address the issue and checked in regularly to make sure I was doing well emotionally and had the support I needed to help my family. It sounds trite, cliché, but they really did act like family, and I can never be anything but supremely grateful for this. Over the course of my time here I have been encouraged to carve out a niche for myself, to develop my strengths and interests and to run with them. I know this is promoted where possible, so employees stay more engaged, grow rather than stagnate. This was not always the case. Long-termers remember a time where you did what you did and that's all you could look forward to, ever. That's very much not so anymore, as employees can get mentors, create their own goals, rise within departments or transfer among others as skills and interests evolve. Company leadership is very clear with the troops in regularly communicating where the business stands and where they are guiding us, positioning us on the road ahead. We have monthly (voluntary attendance!) meetings where the latest product updates are discussed in detail. Good stuff, all of it.

I've worked for Getty for 16 years and have always been proud to work here. Our benefits are amazing, we are best in class at what we do and the people care for each other. Since the beginning of this pandemic Getty and our CEO Craig Peters have been stellar - we are all working from home and the company policy is very clear on when we will re-open offices; when a vaccine that is effective and available to everyone & and no new cases in that region for 30 days. So many other employers have really failed at putting the lives of their employees ahead of profits.