Sotheby's reviews

2.5

21% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

Charles F. Stewart

12% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Sotheby's has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Sotheby's employee rating is 29% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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650 reviews
5.0
Jun 16, 2025

Fantastic place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful art, excellent team, great attitudes and talent throughout

Cons

occasionally very busy, but there's also downtime in the season

3.0
Jun 14, 2025

Review

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good company to join for this interesting industry

Cons

Poor management and planning in some office Senior has no direction

2.0
Jun 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great branding, most of the colleagues are friendly

Cons

extremely low salary, 4 times layoffs in 2024

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