Does Patch pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Patch employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Patch. This rating has improved by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Patch?

42% of Patch employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Patch 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Patch?

Local Editor (39) , Editor (30) , Advertising Manager (12) , Reporter (10) , Field Editor (7) , Ad Manager (5) , Freelance Writer (5) , Sales (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Writer (5) , Regional Publisher (4) , (3) , Contributor (3) , Inside Sales Account Executive (3) , Inside Sales Representative (3)

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

"Great people and funding to try and make the company a success" ((in 29 reviews)); "You can work from home, and the hours were flexible." ((in 25 reviews)); "The benefits were great." ((in 12 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, although that usually means you're available to cover Saturday night fires and to work weekends and holidays." ((in 8 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Management was incompetent, and it became increasingly difficult to be independent." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management doesn't care enough to implement the simplest changes and avoid idiotic problems." ((in 10 reviews)); "Major layoffs meant that my internship ended early when my supervisor and several others were let go." ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend work." ((in 6 reviews)); "The company had bad leadership" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Patch layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Patch locations?

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Patch reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

Warren St. John

57% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Patch has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Patch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

254 reviews

2.0

Jul 14, 2015

Editor

Local editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. The community loved us.

Cons

No room for upward mobility within company

Patch Response

11y

Well goodness. We havent had an editor in Palo Alto since 2013. This review appears to be from then. The upward mobility at Patch has been INSANE. The analyst I hired when we took over 18 months ago is running operations. The finance director is now CFO, and getting promoted to be CFO of another of our businesses, with the former staff accountant taking over as controller (on a path to be a CFO). An inside seller is the director of all direct selling. Another field seller is running programmatic. And a project manager from when we took over is VP of Operations.

1.0

Jul 7, 2015

Company Went Downhill After Sale

Local editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working remotely, flexible hours, equipment provided.

Cons

Patch was a good place to work when it was owned by AOL. After the new owner (Hale Global) took over, journalism and original content was mostly eliminated in favor of viral aggregated content, the workload increased with so few employees being left, and the company's benefits were terrible. It's truly a company where employees are treated like robots, and it's all about quantity versus quality now, and ethics are an afterthought.

Patch Response

11y

The dates on these reviews are bogus. This review is from the first half of 2014, and not current. We did have a multi-month fling with viral content. Like all affairs, I suppose, it seemed fun and exhilarating at the time. Our readers hated it, however. Chastened and ashamed, we stopped viral in mid 2014 and doubled down on local. The readers appreciated it and traffic doubled.

1.0

Jun 30, 2015

Get it together!

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers and good snacks.

Cons

I have never worked for a company that is this disorganized with the higher management not knowing what they're doing. They're forcing out great employees who are dedicated to the company, while they are promoting and fostering employees who lack industry experience who often provide upper management with inadequate knowledge to base business decisions off of. There is no solid foundation at the company -- eventually it's going to fall and crumble.

Patch Response

11y

The dates on these reviews are bogus. This is an ancient one. Pre-spinout.

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