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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shutterfly?

45% of Shutterfly employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shutterfly 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 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 62 reviews)); "Great benefits and treated fairly" ((in 48 reviews)); "Great coworkers and everyone works hard." ((in 34 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 65 reviews)); "There are plenty of BAD managers too." ((in 40 reviews)); "1) More layoffs" ((in 27 reviews)); "Leadership is inconsistent and terrible." ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management seems distanced from the rest of the population." ((in 25 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 are the top reviewed Shutterfly locations?

Redwood City , Fort Mill , Tempe , Shakopee , Mountain View , Eden Prairie , Phoenix , Plano , Minneapolis , San Jose , Santa Clara , Charlotte , San Francisco , Sunnyvale , Durham , Dallas , New York , Houston , Chicago , Miami , Boston , Redwood Shores , Kansas City , Chandler , Morrisville , Raleigh , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Columbus , Bakersfield

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Shutterfly reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,238 total reviews)

Emily Whittaker

8% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Shutterfly has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,238 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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1K reviews

1.0

Mar 31, 2015

Working at Shutterfly is not always as good as it appears. Once the curtain is pulled back, all is revealed.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of positives about Shutterfly: good benefits, free product, nice physical environment, enthusiastic employees, and good salaries.

Cons

Upper management does not have concern for employees, morale, and work / life balance. The focus is only on products and providing good service to external customers but not the employees who are doing the work. They take advantage of temporary workers on a long-term basis and dangle the carrot of potentially becoming an employee of Shutterfly, which rarely happens. Shutterfly lacks basic corporate infrastructure on many levels. Unfortunately, due to the significance of the con's Shutterfly deserves a very dissatisfied rating.

3.0

Mar 26, 2015

Overall I had a great experience there, except...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people (mostly), collaborative working environment, interesting all-hands, fair time-off policies, relatively flat hierarchy considering its size

Cons

With all the pros, I would give 5 star, if there were not some jerks. They exist in every company and all that one needs to do usually is just ignore them, except when they are in a position that you cannot do so... I met someone who simply didn't respond to any email I sent, or took any action even after her supervisor forwarded my email. This was particularly annoying because what I tried to work with her on was just regular administrative paperwork. The company is like a machine that could have worked more smoothly without those a couple of dysfunctional parts.

3.0

Mar 23, 2015

Slow week and you get no hours

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work and nice people

Cons

If its slow they will send you home and if you are a temp you barely get full-time hours. Low pay Keep you on as a temp too long, rarely people get hired on as actual Shutterfly employees

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