Blavity reviews

2.7

21% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)
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Morgan Debaun

20% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Blavity has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Blavity employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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85 reviews
1.0
Jan 8, 2020

a comedic disaster

Anonymous employee
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Pros

you meet dope people who are all smart enough to realize this company is full of frauds.

Cons

• disgustingly underpaid... way, way underpaid • leadership isn’t qualified enough to even be an executive assistant let alone “oversee” a man entire department • morgan: sis, smile at the people who are keeping your company afloat because you sure are NAWT • love: go sit down somewhere • did i mention underpaid? • disorganization almost makes you feel like you’re in a parallel universe 60% of the day, everyday • transportation/parking: previous reviews (which were very high key paid for) say “that’s just dtla”. which is a lie. this company is too cheap to cover the costs of the employee’s commute to work. it comes out of your paycheck. a pathetic tragedy. • snacks: el oh el... that applesauce in a tube and flavorless oatmeal ain’t it. I’m good luv, enjoy. • cheap: don’t invest in any softwares • underpaid • people quit before and after lunch everyday and the company tries to pretend nothing is happening • contractors: they make it clear you’re nowhere near being a member of the blavity family

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Blavity Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're happy to share that we've built up and are continuing to expand our People Operations team. This team has created a new infrastructure (and will continue to evolve) that supports the onboarding process across all teams at the Company, creating a more consistent and comprehensive new hire experience.
2.0
Dec 11, 2019

"WeWork meets Fyre Festival"

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Many of the employees I've come across are absolutely incredible! Incredible at their job, incredible friends, and incredible peers. The non-Blavity sponsored reunions are a delight!

Cons

At some point, you have to listen to someone other than yourself. Comment after comment alleges fake or coerced employee reviews, which is telling because you'd rather fabricate superficial success than addressing, by strictly listening, to concerns with your team (team meaning client associates, writers/editors, video folks, developers, operations, etc). Good people, and I mean GOOD people aren't replaceable. Hence all the commentary on high turnover and internal decay. Now, you may be saying, "We just don't have the money to pay everyone what they're worth *sad face emoji*" and most understood that when we accepted the job, but we signed up anyways. Much to our surprise we were not only underpaid but we were underappreciated as well. That's not black nor excellence, let alone a combination of the two. In the end, you may sell Blavity, run it into the ground, or keep it afloat; regardless of whatever happens, regardless of the celebs or pseudo-celebs that are in your corner, and regardless of the success you have in the future you've hurt a whole lot of people on your way there. At least Queen Daenerys will have her Iron Throne.

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Blavity Response
6y
We’re glad to hear you had a great experience with your teammates and internal community. In response to feeling under-appreciated, thank you for raising this. We're always in the state of learning. As we continue to scale the business and evolve the company culture, we are building new internal structures that aid employees and Hiring Managers to create open and transparent dialogue, and a regular cadence for ongoing performance feedback, to both Junior employees and upper management as well.
4.0
Nov 21, 2019

Work Hard

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Pros

Blavity is what you make it, if you work hard, you will reap the benefits of working there.

Cons

They do not pay for parking

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Blavity Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your valuable feedback. Based on employee feedback, one new update that we're happy to share, is that Employees can now choose to distribute their Commuter Benefits monetary allowance towards the category of their choice across rideshare, transit, and qualified paid parking options.
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