Good size, good perks, interesting product - Software Engineer Scribd Inc. Employee Review

5.0
Sep 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Thanks to the size of the company and the teams, you get to take ownership over different parts of the product and do not feel just like a small cog in a big machine, but that your work actually impacts the company. Management pushes you to improve but also supports new initiatives you bring to the table. The company is always testing out new ways to deliver better product to its users, and so you get to work on a variety of projects. Everyone is really keyed in on user empathy and you can tell that we build everything with the end user in mind. Catered meals three times a day and the coffee runs are huge perks. Quarterly bonuses are appreciated and good for morale. Also the company provides really good work life balance and is very flexible about what hours you are in office, as long as you deliver good work.

Cons

They recently changed their health insurance offerings so I'm not sure if they're quite as good as before, but in general seems good for single people but not as good for families. No 401k match and nominal stock options.

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Scribd Inc. Response
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we truly appreciate your feedback. We did change medical and dental plans and we now have better plans for our employees. Both Blue Shield and Kaiser now have lower co-pays and drug prescriptions costs as well as much lower costs for emergency room visits, lower out of pocket maximums, and lower family deductibles. We pay 100% of the cost for employees and there is a 50% costs for dependents.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

- Competitive Salary & Benefits for a tech company of its size. - A great people team that truly actually tries to make the company a more fun and supportive place to work. - Fun offsites / onsites for team building. - Solid work-life balance, generally flexible. - Bonus structure (if you qualify) is very generous. - Work feels meaningful, you get to work on a product that helps people learn and develop every day. - Lots of internal promotions (depending on your team) - The work really never gets boring, it is fast-paced but not chaotic, like some earlier stage startups can be. Scribd has been around for awhile and is well-structured internally. - Not reliant on funding any longer which takes off a lot of stress.

Cons

- The audiobook space is tough to crack, and a lot of effort has gone into projects that haven’t quite materialized. - User acquisition is very reliant on SEO, which results in volatility often out of anyone’s control. - There could be more transparency on when people leave or get let go, often times you don’t know someone is gone until you go to message them and they are de-activated. - The annual raises could use some flexibility, 2% doesn’t keep up with inflation these days. - Growth has been lagging, which can put a lot of stress on everyone.

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