Ziff Davis reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(160 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 160 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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160 reviews
1.0
Apr 18, 2026

Management

Recommend
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Pros

Good workmates at many sites

Cons

Management make bad decisions and then blame frontline workers when traffic goes in the toilet. HR will ignore you or say whatever they think you want to hear but make no useful change. Layoffs around every corner. Editorial teams have little control over what gets advertised or pushed on their sites, so sponsored content takes over and alienates longtime readers, slowly killing the audience that keeps the sites alive. Management shut down sites and shuffle teams around without giving staff any say.

5.0
Apr 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company values they seem to consistently standup for what they believe

Cons

Complexity in any portfolio like company given the very hierarchical structure

4.0
Mar 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strong collaboration amongst top brands in tech media

Cons

Company financials are suffering. Publishers are getting hit hard from AIO and less space on the SERP for organic blue links.

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