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 30 reviews)); "Great coworkers and colleagues." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great Work/Life Balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "Overall a great work environment and always felt supported." ((in 12 reviews)); "Excellent salary and name recognition." ((in 9 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 24 reviews)); "Rules to employees and line managers do not apply above those positions." ((in 20 reviews)); "Very low pay increases even for top employees" ((in 16 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Constant layoffs" ((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

The Washington Post reviews

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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (643 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

643 reviews

4.0

Dec 16, 2022

Enjoyed my time there

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great brand and terrific people to work with

Cons

Despite International expansion, still have a US centric feel

4.0

Dec 8, 2022

It's an amazing company, with intelligent people.

Principal software engineer/developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Reallocation always comes first, before layoffs. - It's a company that experiments a lot, so they are always promoting hackathons and incubating new products. - At least on the engineering side, work-and-life balance is great. - In general, senior management cares about properly describing projects and are always there to help - There is no micromanagement, only proper follow-up/progress checking. - Benefits can be good, especially if you are based in D.C. (there are many things to choose from). - You get to meet intelligent, smart, and kind people. It's a large company w/ many departments. At least on the tech side, it does not seem to be a toxic environment.

Cons

- Projects you are involved in can shift a lot, so you might feel like you are starting all over a few times or having to reset and develop new processes frequently. - Health Insurance could be a bit better. - If you are based in DC, remote work might not be so flexible.

1.0

Dec 5, 2022

Toxic Department

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You’ll learn a lot and learn it quickly

Cons

Leadership in HR as a whole and Total Rewards specifically build up insecurities and constantly seek to blame associates. Any good idea is met with, “Why is this just being done now?” Blame must be for any mistake, and the responsible party is laid into for poor professionalism and low intelligence. Separately, good service was not rewarded.

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