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 26 reviews)); "You can work from home, and the hours were flexible." ((in 24 reviews)); "The benefits were great." ((in 13 reviews)); "My colleagues were amazing" ((in 7 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, although that usually means you're available to cover Saturday night fires and to work weekends and holidays." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Lack of clarity or direction from the top after years of poor management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management doesn't care enough to implement the simplest changes and avoid idiotic problems." ((in 10 reviews)); "When a company starts off with a 75% layoff, that shouldn't inspire confidence." ((in 7 reviews)); "The company had bad leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "Too many to list...awful management, zero communication, constant pressure to produce produce produce (hyperlocal news simply doesn't work that way), poor work life balance (I often worked 16 hour days/7day weeks" ((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?

New York , Boston , Chicago , Long Island City , Detroit , Washington , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Jersey City , Brooklyn , Palo Alto , Baltimore , Lexington , Atlanta , Newark , Wayne , Lake Zurich , Skokie , Manhasset , West Hempstead , Ferndale , Farmington , Austin , Nashville , Cleveland , Columbus , Laguna Niguel , Newport Beach , Pasadena , West Hollywood

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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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254 reviews

3.0

Feb 22, 2017

Editor

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CEO approval

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Pros

Challenging and rewarding with work from home scheudle

Cons

Work from home is tough and can be alienating.

4.0

Feb 8, 2017

Good local news when they paid for it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved working for my editor, lots of freedom to find stories. At the time the pay was good and consistent.

Cons

Patch was a great company to work for until they cut costs and laid off freelancers. Now there is little original local content.

3.0

Aug 24, 2016

Meh

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great goal/purpose; work-from-home; good benefits (when it was owned by AOL. Not sure about now)

Cons

Too much work from home! Haha; Poorly managed on the higher levels it seemed, though it was a heavy lift

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