Leaf Group reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(398 total reviews)
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Sean Moriarty

72% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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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398 reviews
3.0
Jul 11, 2017

In the midst of chaos, there was also opportunity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits. Many capable people. Healthy work-life balance (up to you to create boundaries and set expectations with your manager/BU). Some talented foreign-born employees get sponsored for permanent residency (put that in Cons if you're a neoconservative). Good office culture - dogs are welcome, ping pong in lunch room, etc. Can be a good stepping stone if you don't mind dealing with layers of politics.

Cons

Base compensation is often under market ~ 10-15% in some cases. Indiscriminate salary freezes in 2017 for engineers. Frivolous promotions to get around the 2017 salary freeze rule. Employee turnover in key departments is over 50% for some positions. Layers of dysfunction between VPs/directors in different departments. Cronyism galore. You will often witness managers arguing with each other over who has a longer relationship with the CEO, when one of them tries to escalate a mundane issue; behavior not unlike that of Japanese Macaques, but without the voice of David Attenborough narrating. Employee suggestions are generally valued unless they clash with the baseless opinion of a well-connected manager. This is true when it comes to organizational changes, picking projects for teams to work on and even when it comes to engineering decisions. Name dropping trumps months of work any day. All of the above results in employees feeling demoralized, phoning it in and often leaving out of sheer emotional exhaustion.

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Leaf Group Response
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Thank you for taking the time. Since we do compensation analysis for all of our positions, we are actually competitive in comparison. Since we have employee surveys a few times a year and have implemented new processes and programs based on that, we agree that we should listen to feedback and find it vital. We wish you the best of luck in your career going forward and appreciate your recognition of our benefits.
1.0
Jul 21, 2016

Sinking Ship!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Located in Santa Monica -Free Snacks -Vacation Policy

Cons

-Selling off sub-companies like hot potatoes, ZERO JOB STABILITY -No clear path for the future, no long term growth -HR team is nearly incompetent, offer very little help

1.0
May 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Full Kitchen, Friday Lunch, Yoga room, relaxed environment, no stress, friendly managers

Cons

No hope, no future, waste of time, racist people, no courage, poor management skills, unskilled employees

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