High quality team and good learning environment - Anonymous employee Scribd Inc. Employee Review

5.0
Nov 4, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I feel like I've been consistently put in a position where I can grow as an engineer. I'm regularly challenged in the workplace and my co-workers are all extremely talented, humble, and eager to help. I have multiple team mates who have been on the team for 3+ years. They are great resources and awesome humans. Great perks like catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Company offsites, etc.

Cons

My team has grown a bit lately and gone through some organizational shifts. Management generally has a hands-off approach - which is great for some people. But I think if they had to have a less hands off-approach it would tough, because they are stretched thin as it is. As with many tech companies, it can feel homogenous. But we do have many unique individuals and our representation of various types of folks is increasing.

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5.0
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Pros

good culture, great work and highly recommended, remote first

Cons

no annual stock grants or refereshers. It is once in two year thing.

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5.0
Aug 18, 2025
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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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