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 60 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 37 reviews)); "upper management team is great." ((in 25 reviews)); "Everyone around is very smart and talented." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"• Horrible management" ((in 18 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and turnover lately." ((in 9 reviews)); "Well and Good's leadership is toxic." ((in 9 reviews)); "Awful designers and managers trying to wear too many hats at the same time that has poor design taste." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management is constantly changing its position and lacks vision." ((in 5 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

4.0

Feb 4, 2013

Great opportunity if you don't procrastinate!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Set your own hours High pay rate for each written and approved piece Work from where you can connect to the Internet Easy work

Cons

Work isn't always consistent There are "droughts" of work that lead to decrease of income

3.0

Jan 28, 2013

Good vision, but lacking unified execution

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and day-to-day perks

Cons

Lack of teamwork across business units.

2.0

Jan 26, 2013

"Demanding" Media

Contributing author

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work remotely, on your own schedule, and when I started contributing authors had a lot of control over which writing assignments they wanted to work on. It was a good way for me to get a few articles published while being in school and build a bit of a portfolio.

Cons

The whole business model changed and although they never "fired" anyone, writers like me with no credentials in other fields like finance or whatever pretty much got pushed out. The company was very dodgy when writers questioned this on the forums, and made it seem as if everyone would "find a place" in the new specialty system. Guess what--it didn't work that way. I would have preferred a clear email that said "Your services are no longer needed" than being strung along and told to apply for various positions and specializations that I was always turned down for. The new system is actually much better at avoiding duplication of articles and providing better content; I don't have a problem with the product they are putting out there, just the way I and many other writers were treated during and after the transition.

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