Axios reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(237 total reviews)
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Jim VandeHei

53% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Axios has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 237 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Axios 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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237 reviews
4.0
Jan 12, 2026

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good leadership, clear direction and mission. Great people to work with.

Cons

Some distractions from leadership with one-off projects, but overall manageable a receptive to feedback on it. Pay is not very competitive.

3.0
Dec 27, 2025

Not the worst

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not the worst place to work. Decent work life balance.

Cons

Work culture has significantly declined since layoffs in 2024. Uncompensated oncall shifts 2-4x a year. No investment for engineers to pay off tech debt or help reduce incidents.

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