Is The Washington Post a good company to work for?

The Washington Post has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 713 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 34% of employees would recommend working at The Washington Post to a friend and 10% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Washington Post have been left by employees working as Director , Editor and Manager .

Does The Washington Post pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Washington Post employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Washington Post. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Washington Post?

34% of The Washington Post employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Washington Post 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Washington Post?

Senior Software Engineer (31) , Software Engineer (28) , Editor (16) , Reporter (14) , Manager (11) , Director (10) , Account Manager (9) , Analyst (8) , Intern (8) , Product Manager (8) , Account Executive (7) , Sales (7) , Senior Product Designer (7) , Assignment Editor (6) , Journalist (6)

What are the pros of working at The Washington Post according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits can be good, especially if you are based in D.C. (there are many things to choose from)." ((in 29 reviews)); "Great coworkers and colleagues." ((in 25 reviews)); "Great Work/Life Balance" ((in 22 reviews)); "Relaxed friendly work environment" ((in 11 reviews)); "Excellent opportunities to work in latest technologies." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Washington Post according to real employee reviews?

"Constantly changing leadership leads to no stability and constant reorganization." ((in 22 reviews)); "Rules to employees and line managers do not apply above those positions." ((in 21 reviews)); "Very low pay increases even for top employees" ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Layoffs are constant and are in the back of my mind everyday." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Washington Post layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed The Washington Post locations?

Washington , New York , Springfield , Arlington , Chicago , Alexandria , San Francisco , Rockville , Burke , Leesburg , Woodbridge , Holland , Lincoln , Dallas , San Antonio , San Diego , San Jose , Denver , Seattle , West Springfield , Ohio , Seat Pleasant , France

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3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(643 total reviews)

Jeff D’Onofrio

Not enough data to show CEO approval

10% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

The Washington Post has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 643 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Washington Post employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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643 reviews

3.0

Jun 9, 2020

Great workplace, questionable management

Staff writer

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Pros

The Post produces great journalism and you're surrounded, mostly, by wonderful colleagues. It is a place you can feel proud to work for.

Cons

The management leaves a lot to be desired and is rarely responsive to the needs of staff. There is a hubris that permeates the upper levels of management that clouds their assessment of their own shortcomings.

The Washington Post Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We’re glad you enjoyed working alongside great people delivering world-class journalism. Also, thanks for your thoughts on how we can improve. We work hard at acting on constructive feedback. It’s why we take our annual employee survey seriously and work closely with leadership on areas for growth. If you have specific examples, we’d find hearing them helpful. Feel free to confidentially e-mail us at life@washpost.com. Thanks!

2.0

Jun 4, 2020

no upward mobility

Anonymous employee

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Pros

a lot of independence to be creative and innovative

Cons

not a lot of support, toxic culture that awards bros, no upward mobility except for the favored few regardless of individual successes and merits

The Washington Post Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Since innovation is one of our values, we’re happy to hear you experienced the freedom to be creative. When it comes to favoritism, we’re concerned to hear this. Merit and promotions are based on good work as evaluated through constant conversation with your manager and the annual performance review. We’d love to hear more about your experience so we can address it. Feel free to confidentially e-mail us at life@washpost.com. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.

5.0

May 19, 2020

Great work/life balance and interesting work

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture has changed a lot in the last year or two on the site side as a software engineer. I am speaking for the site engineering article team specifically with this review. Work/life balance is amazing, there is a great sense of taking ownership, leadership gives us breathing room to make meaningful technical decisions, and the work is very interesting. I haven't had a job this low-stress and interesting in awhile.

Cons

I can't think of any.

The Washington Post Response

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review - we appreciate it when our employees take the time to leave us feedback. We are so glad to hear that you feel empowered to make the decisions necessary to keep your work moving forward!

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