Is X a good company to work for?

X has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 2,808 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 33% of employees would recommend working at X to a friend and 29% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about X have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Intern and Machine Learning Engineer .

Does X pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, X employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at X. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at X?

33% of X employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated X 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at X?

Software Engineer (238) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Account Manager (71) , Client Partner (41) , Software Engineer II (37) , Staff Software Engineer (36) , Data Scientist (31) , Director (29) , Product Manager (27) , Intern (26) , Client Account Manager (25) , Manager (25) , Program Manager (22) , Software Engineer(Internship) (22) , Engineering Manager (20)

What are the pros of working at X according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and business porpuse" ((in 297 reviews)); "The people are great and the work you do makes an impact" ((in 284 reviews)); "The benefits are great and provide additional support for parents and trans/non" ((in 172 reviews)); "Work Life Balance was GREAT!" ((in 145 reviews)); "Colleagues are a great team" ((in 60 reviews))

What are the cons of working at X according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership and lack of direction." ((in 95 reviews)); "Poor management and overworked." ((in 92 reviews)); "Managers are inexperienced and given lots of power." ((in 42 reviews)); "There can be long hours and not every team acknowledges this" ((in 24 reviews)); "Company is definitely struggling (lots of layoffs recently)." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about X layoffs in 2026?

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

What X locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Chicago , San Jose , Seattle , Atlanta , San Francisco , Los Angeles , New York

X reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(2,262 total reviews)

Linda Yaccarino

35% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

X has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The X employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Nov 14, 2022

Fantastic company... before the acquisition

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Twitter was 100% the best company I've worked for in my career. Management was supportive and transparent. The work was exciting and fulfilling. Work life balance was great.

Cons

Elon Musk destroyed everything, and the company is now unrecognizable.

1.0

Nov 5, 2022

Elon Musk Twitter is hell

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're a fan of Elon Musk, maybe you'll be able to handle the expected 84-hour work weeks, lack of compensation, constant threat of more layoffs, and heckling from the public.

Cons

After 50% of the company got laid off, I was literally the only engineer left from my original team. Even my manager and staff-level teammates were gone. As I took over oncall duties for my now-deactivated teammate, with nobody to hand the role off to, ever, I saw other remaining engineers doing the same. The next time a critical issue arises, nobody is going to know how to fix it and the entire platform is just going to fail. It's extremely clear that Elon and his goons have no idea what they're doing.

5.0

Feb 6, 2015

Clear communication from the Execs, Empowering Culture, Motivational Mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You work with a platform that is connecting people everyday to the world, letting voices be heard, sparking revolutions and democratising the world at large. If that doesn't motivate you - chances are very few things will :) The culture is empowering - You are the master of what you want to create here and the company stands behind you for support. Leadership is very transparent and approachable. I've worked in two big global companies before and the level of transparency here is my favourite thing.

Cons

We're still figuring some things out so things are constantly evolving. If that's not something someone is comfortable with then I can see how that might be a problem for them.

X Response

10y

Thank you for your review – we really appreciate it. We routinely share our employee comments via Glassdoor with our leadership team so they have better insights into concerns and areas for improvement.

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