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The Washington Post

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The Washington Post reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(644 total reviews)
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Jeff D’Onofrio

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10% positive business outlook

The Washington Post has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 644 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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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644 reviews
1.0
May 23, 2026

If you have other option do not choose this place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are great Encourage innovation

Cons

Awful leadership Unrealistic request from management Too much micromanagement

3.0
May 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You work with a group of talented designers and patient, nurturing managers, each one cheering you and your work on.

Cons

A lot of turnover - people wanting to leave and people forced to leave. I've survived a number of layoffs here.

2.0
Apr 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Industry-leading journalists producing generation-defining work. It is and always will be a great news organization, because an endless number of talented young people with an urge to prove themselves will show up and give it their all. This legendary hustle culture will persist.

Cons

Endorsement politics aside, it has just been poorly managed on a catastrophic level. A Post employee who joined in 2021 and stayed five years will have served under four CEOs (Ryan, Stonesifer, Lewis, D’Onfrio) and four editors-in-chief (Barron, Barr, Buzbee, Murray). If you are accustomed to a basic level of competence from leadership, you won’t find it here.

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