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 (50) , Customer Service Representative (36) , Software Engineer (31) , Photographer (29) , Manager (23) , Production Designer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , 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 158 reviews)); "Good work life balance but don't have clear career plan" ((in 70 reviews)); "The job is interesting and has a good pay" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great benefits and treated fairly" ((in 52 reviews)); "Great coworkers and everyone works hard." ((in 33 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 67 reviews)); "I just think I had a bad manager." ((in 41 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and restructuring of the company" ((in 29 reviews)); "Long hours and not enough employees" ((in 26 reviews)); "There is no training." ((in 23 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

Shutterfly reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,239 total reviews)

Emily Whittaker

8% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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Shutterfly has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,239 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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2.0

Jul 25, 2013

Micromanagement can only be tolerated for so long.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are interested in this type of business (cards, book and photos) then of course this is the place for you. There are flexible working hours for people who have long commutes. There are snacks available. Product discounts, photography, and more.

Cons

- Micro managers are abundant and demoralizing. - Employees have no power over their own work, yet they are scapegoated. - People are often overloaded with work and unnecessary fire drills. - Panic and pressure understandably cause mistakes and shoddy work that gets people shamed, blamed and fired. - Management is top-down, highly political and there is little fair opportunity for growth. - People are rewarded for working long hours, not for working smart. - Favored individuals are rewarded openly but the rest of the teams contributions are largely ignored. - Can't always trust coworkers because folks operate out of fear.

4.0

Jan 31, 2011

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company growth Good atmosphere Free drinks Cheap snacks

Cons

Too many levels of management

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

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