Does NewsBreak pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NewsBreak employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NewsBreak. This rating has improved by 25% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NewsBreak?

85% of NewsBreak employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NewsBreak 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NewsBreak?

Software Engineer (6) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Content Writer (4) , Business Development (2) , Content Creator (2) , Content Specialist (2) , Editor (2) , Engineering (2) , Freelance Writer (2) , Individual Contributor (2) , Intern (2) , Product Manager (2) , Team Lead (2)

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

"Hardworking and collaborative colleagues" ((in 5 reviews)); "It’s challenging but fun, and offers a rare opportunity to observe and learn from a Series C startup—sizable enough to have structure, yet still facing dynamic, evolving problems." ((in 4 reviews)); "Competitive benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Awful culture" ((in 8 reviews)); "Below average pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad diversity" ((in 4 reviews)); "Bad leadership, extreme misinformation, poor communication from upper management, you are frequently written off for writing anything except hate against black people ex pretty much any other race especially white people racism is not tolerated to be written about." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about NewsBreak layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed NewsBreak locations?

Mountain View , New York , San Francisco , Chicago , Dallas , Bellevue , Mountain Home , Oklahoma City , Washington , China Grove , Johnson City , Los Angeles , Fremont , Seattle , Portland , Forsyth

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NewsBreak reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(70 total reviews)

Jeff Zheng

96% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Senior management

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

NewsBreak has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 70 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NewsBreak 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

70 reviews

3.0

Mar 31, 2025

Good product, poor internal communication

Commercial

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well and very engineering-driven enviornment

Cons

Very little long-term outlook and horrible internal communication

3.0

Mar 27, 2025

Good product, bad communication

Sales team

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company pays well and the roles are very autonomous.

Cons

There is a severe communication problem as new product updates and roll outs are poorly communicated with the wider team. There is little room for growth at the company in terms of title and learning new hard skills

1.0

May 3, 2024

Interesting

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cool times at the company

Cons

not the best work culture

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