Is The Washington Post a good company to work for?

The Washington Post has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 711 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 35% of employees would recommend working at The Washington Post to a friend and 13% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Washington Post have been left by employees working as Director , Editor and Manager .

Does The Washington Post pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Washington Post employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Washington Post. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Washington Post?

35% of The Washington Post employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Washington Post 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Washington Post?

Senior Software Engineer (31) , Software Engineer (28) , Editor (16) , Reporter (14) , Manager (11) , Director (10) , Account Manager (9) , Analyst (8) , Intern (8) , Product Manager (8) , Account Executive (7) , Sales (7) , Senior Product Designer (7) , Assignment Editor (6) , Journalist (6)

What are the pros of working at The Washington Post according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits can be good, especially if you are based in D.C. (there are many things to choose from)." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 26 reviews)); "Overall a great work environment and always felt supported." ((in 11 reviews)); "workers; management that generally respects and cares for employees; beautiful office space in a spectacular location" ((in 7 reviews)); "Modern technologies and architectures" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Washington Post according to real employee reviews?

"Constantly changing leadership leads to no stability and constant reorganization." ((in 24 reviews)); "Rules to employees and line managers do not apply above those positions." ((in 20 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 18 reviews)); "Pay is low for workload" ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management is cleaning house, mostly female managers disappearing." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Washington Post layoffs in 2026?

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

What The Washington Post locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Chicago , Washington , New York

The Washington Post reviews

3.1

35% would recommend to a friend

(641 total reviews)

Jeff D’Onofrio

Not enough data to show CEO approval

13% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

2.2

Senior management

The Washington Post has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 641 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Washington Post employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

641 reviews

2.0

Jan 8, 2018

Very young employees are treated poorly

Copy aide

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Network expansion, decent benefits as an entry level job, most people are friendly and helpful, frankly it just looks great on a resume to say you worked here at all. If you actually have some journalistic talent, editors are usually happy to accept pitches for stories or videos.

Cons

Little room to move up, copy aides are treated like children, poor pay, irregular schedules, pressured to work shifts that we weren’t hired for, copy aide manager (who began late summer 2017) is a micromanager who frequently is territorial and paranoid.

The Washington Post Response

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Thanks for your honest feedback. We're glad you've found most people friendly and helpful! We're sorry to hear about your experience as a copy aid. We'd love to learn more so we can make The Washington Post a great place to work for all. Feel free to confidentially e-mail us at life@washpost.com. Once we learn more details, we'll address your concerns. Thanks again for your feedback!

3.0

Sep 29, 2021

Mediocre for the most part

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Subscriptions org has wonderful leadership, particularly the director and QA lead. What you ship will be seen by millions of readers, and technical ownership is strongly encouraged. You will own a substantial part of the site and be responsible & accountable for all work related to that domain.

Cons

Compensation is mediocre, we're understaffed and unable to attract and retain talent. No equity, bonuses, or annual increases. Diversity & inclusion initiatives were shallow and insincere. Newsroom/product management set priorities and tech investment is not one of them. Most projects have more to do with internal politics than shipping a great reader experience. We have a lot of boring projects like migrating an app from Angular to React, splitting repositories, migrating AWS infrastructure from one account to another, etc. On-call for most teams, especially backend, can be a terrible experience with a lot of fires to put out.

4.0

Apr 26, 2021

Pays below market value

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- If you are on the technology side, then there is opportunity to shine. Big ideas can and do shine! It is easy to be successful - Senior leadership is accessible and hands-on - Parental leave is 5 months (a recent improvement) - Office outdoor space is nice

Cons

- Siloed business, lots of internal politics - 2021 compensation packages are well below publicly available market metrics for the DC Metro and NYC areas - Base salaries: 15-40% lower than average for similar roles at other media and/or technology companies - Bonuses are not guaranteed - Limited room for career growth - Low 401k match - No financial contribution or stipend to specifically subsidize parents with children during covid. This is different than other legacy media companies like Hearst and NYTimes - No coverage plans or polices in place for teams supporting parents who go out on parental leave - Employees openly complain about being underpaid - Talent is leaving in droves due to low pay and limited growth opportunities

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Jobs at The Washington Post

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