Is Audible a good company to work for?

Audible has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 925 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Audible to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Audible have been left by employees working as Software Development Engineer Intern , Director and Customer Service Representative .

Does Audible pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Audible employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Audible. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Audible?

58% of Audible employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Audible 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Audible?

Software Engineer (41) , Software Development Engineer (33) , Customer Service Representative (18) , Manager (13) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (13) , Director (12) , Software Development Engineer Intern (12) , Marketing (11) , Product Manager (11) , Software Development Engineer II (11) , Intern (9) , Senior Product Manager (9) , Working Student (9) , Senior Manager (8) , Analyst (7)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 100 reviews)); "Good benefits and good WLB." ((in 64 reviews)); "office is well decorated and the free food is good" ((in 50 reviews)); "Has a good Work life balance" ((in 46 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Senior Leadership / Directors should be held accountable for everything they do and say." ((in 37 reviews)); "Senior management are C" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 9 reviews)); "no career growth" ((in 9 reviews)); "Layoffs were often seen as disproportionately affecting individuals considered “outsiders.”" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Audible layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Audible locations?

Newark , Cambridge , New York , Jersey City , Boston , Los Angeles , San Francisco , San Jose , Pompton Plains , Chicago , Herndon , Saint Louis , Astoria , Brooklyn , Saginaw , Mexico , Dallas , Culver City , Tracy , Providence

Audible reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(646 total reviews)

Bob Carrigan

53% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Audible has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Audible employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

646 reviews

2.0

Jun 2, 2023

I hate it here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- the pay is good - free lunch

Cons

RTO despite being told it wasn’t going to happen. No care for parents or those who live in other states. No work life balance . Work load is crap.

Audible Response

2y

We're disappointed to hear about your experience. Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model was designed to enable employees to gain benefits and flexibility of both work from home and work from hub. Connectivity to our people and our culture manifests in exciting ways when we invent before they ask together in person. Our hubs also provide valuable opportunities to celebrate each other and our accomplishments. Thank you for sharing your feedback and please feel free to reach out to your HRBP or manager with any of your comments and concerns.

2.0

May 14, 2023

Might as well be Amazon now

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is still better than average

Cons

I was lied to repeatedly during the interview process about how lax the office policy was. Now the company is enforcing a strict 2x a week policy with no wiggle room. Previously they were not subject to the Amazon PIP policy/culture but that has now changed to a full fledged endorsement. Have to be good at politicking to keep your job and do well. Tons of process/bureaucracy, difficult to get anything done. Tech is pretty poor considering they are a subsidiary of Amazon. Tons of proprietary tooling that wouldn't be useful anywhere else that is objectively worse than industry standard/open source software.

Audible Response

3y

Thanks for taking the time to submit a review. Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model was implemented over a year ago and was designed to enable employees to gain benefits and flexibility of both work from home and work from hub. Connectivity to our people and our culture manifests in exciting ways when we 'invent before they ask' together in person. Our hubs also provide valuable opportunities to celebrate each other and our accomplishments. Please feel free to reach out to your HRBP or manager with any of your comments and concerns.

4.0

May 9, 2023

Great Freedom, terrible processes

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom in the making of decisions

Cons

They worst back office I have seen in my life

Audible Response

3y

Thank you for your review. It’s important to us that Audible has a welcoming atmosphere for our employees and it’s great to hear that you feel it. We appreciate the feedback.

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