Audible reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(646 total reviews)
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Bob Carrigan

53% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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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646 reviews
4.0
Mar 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work for all

Cons

Amazon is going to ruin everything good

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Audible Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to post a review about Audible. We’re committed to improving the experience of working here and believe communication is necessary for real, lasting change. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Audible.
4.0
Jan 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Genuinely intentioned people, genuine effort. Great pay esp for non tech. Beautiful building in Newark, I always felt very safe there despite my preconceived conceptions of the city. Small company feel is real, if you can get scrappy and figure it out there's a lot to learn. Typical tech perks, though the free lunch is not enough food for one person so know that it's more of a cafeteria where you'll need to make purchases if you want protein. Innovation Cathedral is absolutely stunning, but a lot of thought went into the more corporate buildings as well, and though there are never enough meeting spaces, it really is a bright, colorful and inspiring space no matter where you work. There is not a number, compensation wise, or a level of work life balance, that I can compare to closing my computer and knowing I wasn't making the world worse. That's hard to find these days, and you will find yourself that job at Audible.

Cons

Some politics and light bullying that are not for the thin skinned., you'll notice I do say I'd rec this place to a friend(I referred several people) I have to note I could not come back. I'm just too sensitive to play the kind of games you need to play in order to do well here. I think most people would be fine. There's an expectation to perform happiness and perform the People Principles even when you're not able to live them, and I personally failed at that many times. Mandatory RTO :(. I had no work life balance. If you did manage to take time off, teams are too small to have anyone cover for you unless you're an SDE so you'd come back to fires.

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Audible Response
2y
Thanks for taking the time to share your alumni review. We take all feedback posted into consideration. Our team works hard to create a culture of respect and an equitable workplace where employees feel valued and recognized. We’re disappointed to hear about your experience. We will continue to listen and live up to our values.
4.0
Sep 11, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've had the opportunity to work on interesting problems which have helped me to grow, and have been able to be promoted internally once with a relatively clear path towards L6. Leadership also trusts those one the ground a lot too, so I've been able to provide a lot of direction to the team. HR spends a lot of time promoting certain political views and virtue signaling about diversity to a company which doesn't actually have any problems with welcoming a diverse staff on account of it's having a very diverse staff.

Cons

Senior product leadership lacks a clear vision, and communication between teams regarding priorities and estimates is very poor. Several times we've built features after objecting to product that users probably wouldn't need it and had TPMs reaching out every week regarding the status of the project only to learn afterwards that the intended internal users had no need of the feature.

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Audible Response
2y
Thank you for sharing a review about working with us as a SDE II. We take all feedback posted into consideration. We also encourage employees to have regular check-ins with their managers to address any concerns, such as those you list here. We also want our employees to be surrounded by colleagues that are compassionate and leaders that are inspirational. We’ll continue to listen and live up to our values.
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