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Warner Music Group reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(735 total reviews)

Robert Kyncl

38% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Warner Music Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 735 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Warner Music Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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735 reviews
2.0
Feb 15, 2017

Old School Corporate Ways, Not Worth Your Time

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some people are nice. Casual dress code. Artists perform at the office from time to time.

Cons

The egos man, it is all about the egos and the money. Really hard to grow here too, you gotta stay for years and the pay is awful. This is the smallest out of the big 3 music corps. Might as well go to Universal and get a better paycheck. Also, very clicky! You gotta live and breathe music here and love to hang out with everyone at work all the time, if not - you're pretty much an outcast. Not the right place for employee growth, development, and opportunities. It really sucks.

2.0
Jul 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate people who love being part of the music industry

Cons

Takes advantage of recent grads and those looking to enter the industry. Pay is very little to those who actually turn the wheels and make the company and it's artist a success. Focus' too heavy on tech and not artistry. Warner lives up to all the negative cliche' about the industry. Agism, Nepotism, favoritism, etc.. and giving all the credit to those who really don't deserve it.

3.0
Sep 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Work in an industry you're passionate about - Connect with artists, help artists - Great causes to support, very onboard with social justice reform - It's a great name on your resume - There are good people here. GREAT people. I truly love everyone I work with.

Cons

- Pay is mediocre - IT department. Nice people. But woof, tech support is a nightmare. The security policies are draconian. Can't even change your own computer timezone! Can't download apps you NEED to do your job. We change passwords so frequently it's likely a security risk. Look, I get that there's a large threat out there of hacking in the music industry, but i would venture to say the soft costs of their sluggish (and outdated) IT policies outweigh the benefits. - There is an ego-driven culture here. People above you will take credit for work you or your team did, even though they really had nothing to do with it. It's too bad, and very demoralizing. Top-down decisions can really take you by surprise.

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