Does Great Minds pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Great Minds employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Great Minds. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Great Minds?

47% of Great Minds employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Minds 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Great Minds?

Curriculum Developer (17) , Success Coach (11) , Account Representative (9) , Account Solutions Manager (8) , Manager (8) , Sales Intern (8) , Product Manager (7) , Account Manager (5) , Director (5) , Project Manager (5) , Sales (5) , Associate (4) , Implementation Specialist (4) , Operations (4) , Project Coordinator (4)

What are the pros of working at Great Minds according to real employee reviews?

"Great people that care about the business and what the company does." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with." ((in 23 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Pay is good for the field." ((in 12 reviews)); "Work life balance was excellent" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Great Minds according to real employee reviews?

"No leadership." ((in 22 reviews)); "The upper management and CEO have no compassion and choosing the employees who got to keep their jobs was based off of popularity and who you are friends with at the top." ((in 13 reviews)); "It's looked at as a "plus" if you're not laid off. 3 rounds of layoffs in the last 2 years with another one on the horizon." ((in 12 reviews)); "IMHO there are better companies out there that won't require you to take abuse from customers because of the company's poor management." ((in 11 reviews)); "I did raise a concern with accounting over my paystub, but was assured that my salary was correct." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Great Minds layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Great Minds layoffs and their outlook for job security at Great Minds in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Great Minds locations?

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Great Minds reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(313 total reviews)

John White

76% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Great Minds has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 313 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Minds employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

313 reviews

1.0

Jan 17, 2026

Run

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues who are mission driven.

Cons

Leadership does not know how to lead.

2.0

Jan 9, 2026

A small company trying to get big and failing at it.

Graphic designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work, good work life balance, interesting products and desire to be better. A lot of smart, hard working women, former teachers, project managers and creatives with a genuine desire to create better products for the classrooms and the kids.

Cons

Leaders don't know how to evolve, they keep being pulled in different directions and by different voices that are only thinking about their egosa and own benefit and not of the whole company. The purpose of the company seems unclear, same as its identity. They are worried about investors and money but never about their workforce who are the ones that produce the good outcomes. While I was there, we had three rounds of layoffs and a lot of teams were decimated therefore given prevalence to the use of outside vendors and protect investors. Brand identity and original vision of the product is dissolving into a generic portrait of a an educational publishing company.

2.0

Jan 7, 2026

Unstable work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My co-workers were amazing. They all, myself included, really enjoyed the work that we created and the mission of helping students learn. Work-life balance was good. Benefits were decent.

Cons

Upper-level management pretended to care about employees, but most of them didn't. No matter your dedication and work effort, you will be swept up in a layoff in the blink of an eye. Pay was below average.

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Jobs at Great Minds

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