Condé Nast reviews

3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,892 total reviews)
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Roger Lynch

38% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Condé Nast has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,892 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Condé Nast 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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2K reviews
2.0
Sep 11, 2016

Digital Sales Associate

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Worked with some really wonderful, incredible people

Cons

Employees are viewed as disposable and the company thrives on internal competition versus collaboration (at least in the digital department)

2.0
Sep 7, 2016

Work here if you enjoy politics and chaos

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some smart, dedicated people who will go on to do great things -- they just won't achieve it here Flexible vacation and work/life balance depending on your team Ok name on your resume if you're into publishing

Cons

Politics at every level of the organization - tons of red tape and high-school like behavior amongst your peers. Competition is one thing, then there's the constant brown nosing and back stabbing. No clarity or cohesiveness on company wide objectives Lots of managers on ego trips who have no clue how to lead and instead breed fear A sense of entitlement and arrogance from C suite Miscommunication across brands, teams, and people is default here. Very little people in middle or upper management are actually competent -- most will get by because they speak eloquently or "know someone" Old school idea of how to iterate and build a brand or product. All innovation is driven by some big wig's agenda and not supported by data. Disappointing lack of available resources for analytics Look, work here if you want to. There's a big push for changes in parts of the company while the old school print side flounders and dies. Don't work here if you can't put up with the growing pains of a century-old company trying to stay afloat in a digital world. Also don't give into their aggressive recruiting style. Some teams have forced "culture" and you can see it if you demand to have a real interview process where you meet everyone, not just puppets who'll try to convince you everything is great.

2.0
Apr 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great perks: extra vacation days, museum admissions, beauty sales, brand recognition etc. Good place to start if you are new to your field or looking to gain some experience, or if you are more of a senior role looking to make your personal stamp in a large company.

Cons

The mid levels positions seem to dwindle and Conde Nast a company that honestly shows little loyalty to their employees that work hard for them. Seen lots of lay offs from different brands and departments and "corporate restructuring". They seem to find some of their talented employees expendable. Great place for newcomers or senior levels but mid level people be weary. Your HR team works hard to find you great talent, learn to utilize your employees for their skills instead of creating a high turnover for your company. Environment in the corporate section seems very much like high school and very cliquey. Very much corporate and lacking transparency.

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