Does Shutterfly pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shutterfly employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shutterfly. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shutterfly?

47% of Shutterfly employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shutterfly 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shutterfly?

Machine Operator (49) , Customer Service Representative (36) , Software Engineer (31) , Photographer (29) , Manager (23) , Production Designer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (15) , Director (14) , Sales Associate/Photographer (11) , Senior Product Manager (11) , Core Photographer (10) , Senior Marketing Manager (10) , Data Engineer (9) , Product Manager (9) , Production (9)

What are the pros of working at Shutterfly according to real employee reviews?

"Great people with tons of talent and heart who enjoyed each other both professionally and socially." ((in 160 reviews)); "Good work life balance but don't have clear career plan" ((in 71 reviews)); "The job is interesting and has a good pay" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good benefits and a discount on your Xmas cards" ((in 52 reviews)); "Great coworkers and everyone works hard." ((in 38 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shutterfly according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and not enough employee to do the task" ((in 69 reviews)); "I just think I had a bad manager." ((in 40 reviews)); "Long hours and not enough employees" ((in 26 reviews)); "Have had 5 layoffs in the last 3 years." ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management seems distanced from the rest of the population." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shutterfly layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Shutterfly layoffs and their outlook for job security at Shutterfly in 2026.

What Shutterfly locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Mountain View , Sunnyvale , Houston , Charlotte , Dallas , New York , Plano

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Shutterfly reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,236 total reviews)

Emily Whittaker

8% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Shutterfly has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,236 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shutterfly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Aug 31, 2025

Good Company

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work can be difficult, but the team and managers are good and really care. Great PTO.

Cons

Busy around Thanksgiving and Christmas

2.0

Jun 4, 2026

Fun work environment but faces management inconsistencies

Studio manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Fun work environment. Good experience.

Cons

Unrealistic performance metrics, inconsistent management, unethical handling of HR isues

4.0

May 30, 2026

Supportive culture but faces talent retention challenges

Content development specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work with diverse and supportive people. Teams and leaders demonstrate the will to respond to worker needs with kindness and respect. On the operational level, teams are highly flexible and adapt quickly to changes when provided proper support. Work-life balance is high priority for the people I interact with.

Cons

The company has difficulty holding on to talent in tech fields since a good chunk of the focus has to be allocated to art/design and production instead. CEOs come and go every few years, leading to instability. For some teams, the process remains overly complex and inefficient because of misalignments between leadership/engineering and ops team users. No formal humanist policy around AI & robotics yet.

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