Does Scribd Inc. pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scribd Inc. employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scribd Inc.. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scribd Inc.?

44% of Scribd Inc. employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scribd Inc. 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scribd Inc.?

Software Engineer (13) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Director (3) , (2) , Marketing (2) , Product Analyst II (2) , Software Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at Scribd Inc. according to real employee reviews?

"some really great people to work with" ((in 27 reviews)); "They also provide great benefits and are very supportive." ((in 17 reviews)); "A great people team that truly actually tries to make the company a more fun and supportive place to work." ((in 10 reviews)); "good work life balance throughout the company" ((in 8 reviews)); "Friendly and collaborative coworkers" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scribd Inc. according to real employee reviews?

"People feel that major decisions are arbitrary and leadership does not allow criticism." ((in 11 reviews)); "Management is bad" ((in 10 reviews)); "Everything from your career progression is self serve, because your manager will be too busy brown nosing to be paying attention to work you’ve been doing." ((in 4 reviews)); "Management by bullying and fear; total absence of support; misogyny; current CEO was CFO brought in from shady company Womply and no real vision" ((in 4 reviews)); "Constants layoffs being labelled as "reorgs"." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Scribd Inc. layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Scribd Inc. locations?

San Francisco , Phoenix , New York , Tempe , Los Angeles , Seattle , Thornton

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Scribd Inc.

Scribd Inc. reviews

3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(112 total reviews)

Tony Grimminck

45% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Scribd Inc. has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 112 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Scribd Inc. employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

112 reviews

5.0

Sep 26, 2017

Smart, focused, fun

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The software dev teams are led by one of the smartest, most effective tech managers I've encountered in 20 years. She's kind of a badass, and also has a great sense of humor. There are a lot of smart, opinionated people, who are committed to making an excellent product. And they balance all those smart opinions with respect and collaboration, which really just makes it SO much more pleasant than some companies! Finally, I really appreciate the diversity at Scribd - there's a solid mix of ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.

Cons

Scribd is still tackling some big market challenges, so we periodically have some intense work cycles.

5.0

May 2, 2016

Scribd is pretty good

Ios developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, smart engineers, teamwork, good social scene, free food (and all the other lovely startup nonsense), everyone cares about the product and the user, and your boss isn't an idiot.

Cons

Spending time on revenue features is less interesting than real work, but you'd get that problem anywhere. Sometimes forward planning is a little lacking, so there can be a few weeks of hurry-up-and-wait here and there.

5.0

Apr 27, 2016

Moving in the right direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible chill work environment, plenty of interesting problems to work on, opportunity make an impact from day one, and moving the business in the right direction

Cons

Out of date infrastructure makes it difficult to move as quickly as we need to.

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