Bustle reviews

3.4

41% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)
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Bryan Goldberg

31% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Bustle has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bustle 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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175 reviews
1.0
Mar 5, 2025

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are on the sales team, you will be treated very well.

Cons

-Micromanagement like never seen before -The majority of the medical insurance cost is on the employee and it is the bare minimum coverage -They owe over 4 million dollars on their two NYC locations -There have been at least 10 rounds of lay offs in the last 2 years but put more work on the teams that are still there - most people are working 2-4 jobs as one person. -They treat the Union differently then the rest of the company -There are no goals, no mission, and absolutely no communication from the 4 leaders that are left. There is no CRO, no employment attorney -Sense of urgency like it's a hospital when in reality, they are just throwing parties instead of using that money to pay their debt, save jobs, run a business -If you give any feedback, there is retaliation every. single time. -There are men currently working there that have misogynistic (ESPECIALLY the CEO) and have had many women fired specifically. -If you are a parent or expecting mother, expect to hear "If you get fired, thats your own fault for being pregnant" from the CEO. -If you bring up concerns, they will rip you to shreds and then months later asked why you never said anything It's a very very hostile and toxic work environment and many people quit without jobs lined up, like I did.

1.0
Jul 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The two pros to this company was the flexibility and byline.

Cons

Won't allow writers to work full-time so they don't have to give us benefits. Penalized for going over 28 hours a week. Pay new hires $10 more an hour than the writers that have been there the longest. Management doesn't communicate. Management is disorganized. CEO is a union buster.

2.0
Mar 24, 2023

Great employees, Poor management

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

BDG is a company comprised of wonderfully talented and creative individuals who are passionate about their work.

Cons

BDG owns several digital media brands, but heavily silos brands and departments so communication and transparency are heavily restricted. While the opportunity to work creatively with an impassioned team is great, I've never felt so mismanaged and misunderstood by higher-ups at a company. There have been four rounds of layoffs in the last 6 months while CEO Bryan Goldberg (a man who willingly bought one of Napoleon's hats for $1.4m at the end of 2021) has bragged on podcasts and in the media about the company being in a great place financially. Management has also repeatedly delayed and refused negotiations with the BDG union, which has been attempting to negotiate a fair contract for employees for over two years now. BDG offers a lot of great opportunities on paper, but from my experience... they are not at all worth it.

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