Does Leaf Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leaf Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leaf Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leaf Group?

68% of Leaf Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leaf Group 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leaf Group?

Freelance Writer (17) , Software Engineer (14) , Writer (11) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Editor (8) , Content Writer (7) , Product Manager (6) , Data Scientist (5) , Director (4) , Account Manager (3) , Intern (3) , Manager (3) , Marketing (3) , Software QA Engineer (3) , Vice President (3)

What are the pros of working at Leaf Group according to real employee reviews?

"The people all were great to work with and they put a lot of effort into their social events." ((in 62 reviews)); "upper management team is great." ((in 22 reviews)); "Everyone around is very smart and talented." ((in 14 reviews)); "Beautiful office, dog friendly, and an abundance of snacks." ((in 13 reviews)); "Most people enjoy very flexible hours and dress is always casual." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Leaf Group according to real employee reviews?

"• Horrible management" ((in 19 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and turnover lately." ((in 12 reviews)); "Well and Good's leadership is toxic." ((in 10 reviews)); "Awful designers and managers trying to wear too many hats at the same time that has poor design taste." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management is constantly changing its position and lacks vision." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leaf Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Leaf Group locations?

Santa Monica , Los Angeles , Austin , New York , Bellevue , Kirkland , Chicago , Denver , Englewood , Baltimore , Jersey City , Salt Lake City , Albany , Rochester , Nashville , Irvine , Santa Ana , Woodland Hills , Sacramento , San Francisco , Santa Barbara , Westminster , Seattle , Wichita , Portland , Philadelphia , Jacksonville , Miami , Tallahassee , Atlanta

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Leaf Group

Part of Graham Holdings

Leaf Group reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(398 total reviews)

Sean Moriarty

72% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Leaf Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 398 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leaf Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

398 reviews

1.0

May 30, 2015

Demand Media Needs Improvement

Freelance writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best part of working at Demand Media was the variety of writing assignments. Being able to write about everything from pets to obscure cultural topics was interesting.

Cons

The quality of the editors was not consistent. I would have excellent editors for some projects and those who were barely literate to rate articles. There was also a weird ratings system that tripped me up as a writer. I didn't like the unprofessional behavior of many of the editors.

1.0

May 23, 2015

Yield Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices in Santa Monica

Cons

Demand has been searching for a winning direction since its IPO stumble after Google's Panda also change. Nothing it threw against the wall stuck in those few years. The sharpest, most engaged senior stakeholders all began to flee, as did many of the most talented managers. The resulting holes were filled by people who are probably more focussed on managing up and building some story around their success.

1.0

May 20, 2015

Nightmare post acquisition

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the people - great folks that are passionate about what they do and have fun doing it

Cons

change in management completely changed the environment of the organization. Managers to busy managing up and not paying attention to the work going on elsewhere. Mass exodus of employees following layoffs and instability in the faith of the company

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