Ziff Davis reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(161 total reviews)
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Vivek Shah

78% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ziff Davis has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 161 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ziff Davis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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161 reviews
1.0
Dec 11, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

You get the opportunity to work remotely.

Cons

Morale is in the dumpster and my manager consistently was trying to stir up excitement around the holiday season - this was insanely tone deaf considering there were just layoffs (before I started) and people were being warned to be ready to work extra hard with a skeleton crew. Don't come to this company, especially the branded content team, and expect to have a life outside of work: I was told that "if you need work/life balance this probably isn't the place for you" by my manager. Even when you're on PTO they expect you to check in and be active, like what's the point of being off? There was no onboarding process and the day to day 'processes' were filled with ambiguity. If you're a creative just know your work isn't going to be appreciated, you're not going to be able to walk out of this role with any portfolio pieces. The manager doesn't know how to manage a creative on the team and will just pull things out of thin air. You'll also be low-balled on salary and expected to do a 4 part assignment for the interview for free. Save yourself the time unless you really need it, but I'd suggest doing freelance instead.

2.0
Nov 27, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Most employees are very nice. Even many managers. It's not as cut-throat as many other places. Work / life balance is generally okay. There was never a return to office mandate after the pandemic.

Cons

The salaries and benefits are abysmal. In the last few years, they've stripped away every benefit they possibly can and given the bare minimum raises. Morale is generally quite poor. Most people are doing the work of several people because there has been a hiring freeze for almost all positions for several years.

3.0
Nov 24, 2024

A bit disorganized

Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, nice people,

Cons

Pay is lackluster. It's also a bit disorganized - a lot of acquisitions that aren't fully integrated well.

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