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 26 reviews)); "• Benefits are good." ((in 16 reviews)); "good work life balance throughout the company" ((in 10 reviews)); "A great people team that truly actually tries to make the company a more fun and supportive place to work." ((in 10 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)); "Suite, culminating in gratuitous and quite frankly exploitative layoffs." ((in 5 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))

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. 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

4.0

Dec 18, 2025

Pretty decent place to work at

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty flexible and friendly environment

Cons

Can be hard to collaborate across teams

3.0

Jan 10, 2022

Meh

Senior machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours, good pay, some fun people

Cons

Politics and very team dependent

5.0

Jun 23, 2021

Well run and cares about employees

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are well respected and considered by management

Cons

Larger tech companies are occasionally able to offer more comprehensive benefits, but Scribd does very well to cater to its employees needs

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