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 28 reviews)); "You can work from home, and the hours were flexible." ((in 24 reviews)); "The benefits were great." ((in 11 reviews)); "My colleagues were amazing" ((in 9 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, although that usually means you're available to cover Saturday night fires and to work weekends and holidays." ((in 9 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 21 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless and treats people disrespectfully and like sheep and their model for the business they are in just won't work" ((in 8 reviews)); "When a company starts off with a 75% layoff, that shouldn't inspire confidence." ((in 8 reviews)); "The company had bad leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend work." ((in 5 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

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

5.0

Jul 24, 2015

A good place to work with huge potential to grow!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great place to work. Huge room for promotion and self-development. Flexible work hours and people here are so nice and friendly. I am so glad that they offered a salary raise before I said that. They recognize your work and value, show respect and encourage you for better.

Cons

Too much free snacks that made me gained 10 pounds after 6 months only..... You'd better watch it!

5.0

Jul 17, 2015

Success against all odds, changing the world

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Doing something very different, creative, and with meaning. Being on the leading edge of programmatic and digital news. Achieving something generally considered impossible: a profitable, growing hyperlocal news business

Cons

A lot of figuring things out as we go

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.

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