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

1.0

Mar 29, 2017

Run away

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome work life balance because no work

Cons

1) Small changes in UI will be celebrated, get used to it 2) Product team has no clue on what they want to do 3) Technical stack is a joke still a monolith. CTO talking about micro-services but did not accomplish much in the last 2 years. 4) No diversity 5) Off-shore dev center. Company hiring more in cheaper places.

2.0

Dec 18, 2016

Share Life's Joy.

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive coworkers and free product credits.

Cons

I don't recommend working here because it's a very elitist environment. Some people in management don't have any idea how to do their job correctly. On top of everything else, most of the customer service employees are sub-contracted under Corestaff services, which is a temp agency. The company doesn't value each employee enough to give everyone the benefits they deserve for all of their hard work.

1.0

Jul 7, 2016

Not a good outlook

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Any pros this company had are leaving quickly

Cons

Read the reviews and look at the trend of negative reviews. They are true! The writing is on the wall. The CFO left, the CEO left, we now had a forced closure after a holiday where employees could either use PTO or take the time off unpaid. They require us to work 50-60 hours per week for extended periods of time but then when it is nice to work a straight 40 they start cutting hours. You are no longer an employee, but a number. Good people are making the right move and leaving the company with more to come.

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