Is Patch a good company to work for as a Local Editor?

Local Editor professionals working at Patch have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 39 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Patch employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Local Editor Jobs at Patch now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Local Editor interview questions at Patch .

Does Patch pay Local Editor employees well?

Local Editor professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Patch with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 39 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Local Editor salaries at Patch.

How happy are Local Editor professionals working at Patch?

33% of Local Editor employees at Patch would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 47% in the past 12 months. Local Editor professionals have also rated Patch with a 2.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 2.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Patch?

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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)); "The benefits were great." ((in 15 reviews)); "My colleagues were amazing" ((in 8 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, although that usually means you're available to cover Saturday night fires and to work weekends and holidays." ((in 7 reviews)); "They offered great flexibility and creative freedom." ((in 6 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 22 reviews)); "Upper management doesn't care enough to implement the simplest changes and avoid idiotic problems." ((in 9 reviews)); "Continued layoffs and egregious work/life balance placed on writers is what makes the company "profitable" if that's even true." ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend work." ((in 6 reviews)); "The company had bad leadership" ((in 6 reviews))

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3.1

33% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Warren St. John

27% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

Local Editor, employees have rated Patch with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Local Editor, professionals have a good working experience there. Patch is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Local Editor, professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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39 reviews

2.0

Jul 14, 2015

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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

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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.

3.0

May 18, 2015

Good until the money ran out

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Pros

Editorial freedom and opportunity when launched here in 2010

Cons

Money ran out, poor communication from division and AOL, constant shuffles, mass layoffs

Patch Response

11y

The dates on these reviews are bogus. We made $4m in cash the first year of operations post spinout. Cash has been in the double digit millions for the last year, with no debt and no venture funding. This is an ancient review with a wrong date.

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