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 155 reviews)); "Good work life balance: Option to work from home sometimes; PTO" ((in 72 reviews)); "The job is interesting and has a good pay" ((in 58 reviews)); "Benefits were good and some of my co" ((in 54 reviews)); "Great coworkers and everyone works hard." ((in 35 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 68 reviews)); "There are plenty of BAD managers too." ((in 40 reviews)); "Leadership is inconsistent and terrible." ((in 27 reviews)); "Many layoffs due to poor results in a group company have generated insecurity among employees." ((in 24 reviews)); "Long hours and not enough employees" ((in 24 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

(1,237 total reviews)

Emily Whittaker

8% approve of CEO

34% 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 1,237 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

2.0

Aug 20, 2010

love the company but lots of management issues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- lots of young, smart people who are passionate about the product and the customer

Cons

- inexperienced management team. overall, very little experience managing teams and developing the people, making advancement opportunities hard to come by - micro-management culture - some poorly defined teams and processes - weak benefits (pay, vacation, etc) - not the greatest work/life balance particularly given the benefits

3.0

Aug 17, 2010

Visionary and confident management team but the day-to-day people get forgotten

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on a product that truly positively impacts people's lives. The employees are awesome and want to do the right thing Charitable efforts of the company

Cons

CEO dominates Management is disconnected from the realities of day-to-day challenges of the employee base Lower than average pay Almost impossible to move up Marketing Department has always been a mess

4.0

Aug 15, 2010

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Respected Company Great place to work Group of highly talented people Good Salary Package and facilities

Cons

Difficult to communicate between the locations

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