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 18 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 9 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 12 reviews)); "Management is bad" ((in 10 reviews)); "Sadly everything I’ve listed is the norm here, and if you’re one of the lucky few that have a good manager, then your stay might be tolerable" ((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)); "Individual contributors and middle managers slave away while upper management basically twiddles their thumbs." ((in 3 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

May 3, 2016

You're going to like coming to work - I guarantee it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All the amazing perks you would expect from a San Francisco tech company. The team feels more like family than co-workers, and the atmosphere is communal (e.g. eating together, happy hours, lounge areas). Constant opportunities to learn new things. The company is very transparent as well.

Cons

Basically the same problems that plague every company (little mobility in engineering, a crufty code base, changing specs and requirements, etc.) Scribd is also competing in an extremely tough market, which leads to un-interesting projects.

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 28, 2016

Great learning opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Scribd hires well. As an employee, you're surrounded by smart colleagues that are very skilled in their areas of expertise -Great people -Mangement expects performance, but doesn't micromanage -You control your own destiny. You set your goals and meet/exceed them. You work with other teams to accomplish your goals, but you have a lot of autonomy

Cons

-We only move as fast as our design and engineering teams can go. There are a lot of competing interests, so some projects will get swept under the rug and prioritized over others. A project you're working on may be paused mid-way through to shift focus onto another initiative

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