What is the salary like at Shutterstock?

Good pay, good benefits, remote work, culture

Hard to move up, big bosses change every 2 years, high turnover,

Great Benefits, Competitive salary, Encourages quick decision making.

Cons Culture of fear and retaliation - speaking up about issues leads to isolation and targeted behavior. HR's leadership creates hostile conditions through informal channels and workplace politics for those who don't align with their preferred narrative. Gossip is used as a tool on a regular basis to force people out. Ineffective strategy and accountability - initiatives are started but never completed, with elaborate communications masking the lack of actual progress. Time and money are wasted on optics while real organizational issues go unaddressed and somehow the Chief People Officer takes credit for completing them. Biased leadership practices - clear pattern of favoritism where only those in the HR's inner circle receive opportunities for advancement and support while others face significant barriers to growth and success. Toxic environment - HR has created an inner circle that shields each other from accountability while actively working against others' success. Major personnel issues are consistently ignored, leading to good employees leaving while problematic behaviors continue unchecked. The function meant to support employee well-being has instead become the source of workplace toxicity. Overreach of authority - The Chief People Officer's leadership frequently interferes in operational areas outside their expertise, causing disruption and inefficiency across multiple departments as seen with the divisional model. Everything is perceived to be change management yet change management is about as solid as a screen door on a submarine. This has led to significant confusion and a general loss of confidence in leadership. Leadership has now dictated that there is clarity in strategy and the divisional model is fully in play. Thanks to HR for the script. Let's call it for what it is. Clarity on strategy is like chasing a ghost—everyone talks about it, but no one’s actually seen it. Reducing distractions somehow managed to add more distractions—now it’s like trying to untangle headphones in the dark. We don't say it out loud where anyone can hear you - you will be hunted down and read the riot act. Faster delivery for customers? More like faster confusion for teams—it’s a race with no map and everyone running in different directions. Delivering faster feels like sprinting on a treadmill—plenty of effort, but we’re not actually going anywhere. Great at HR? Not So Much: The joke is that HR is supposed to champion employee well-being but the only thing being championed is their own influence at the expense of all else. Glassdoor Note: Previous reviews highlighting these issues have mysteriously disappeared. This platform needs to maintain honest feedback to drive necessary change. This review reflects real experiences that deserve to be shared for transparency and accountability.

Great benefits, location, overall culture

Unclear and no transparency from upper management, low wages

The pay and benefits are decent. In my area (tech) they allow remote work and embrace it well. This sounds weird to say, but the instability and turnover brings with it opportunity to grow if you want to put in the extra work (and get a little lucky). I was able to take over responsibilities from others that were let go and it ultimately led to a promotion for me. There are a few other people I have seen that have had this outcome as well, although it is admittedly rare.

I have seen no concrete vision for the future. In my opinion, the C levels often speak like politicians. I only hear platitudes and buzzwords, never plans and actions. I believe they are fumbling what could be a great company. They have some really great people across the various orgs, but we lack so much clarity and focus. They know this and have said this themselves, but in three years of working here it has not been resolved. There have been quite a few of my colleagues that have been let go over the last 3 years. I have lived in a state of stress for the last several years wondering if I will have a job and planning my life and finances around expecting to be laid off. I fought hard to get promoted and it took about a year longer than it should’ve taken based on feedback from my manager, but it did eventually happen. The usual way of getting promoted (by doing good work) is pretty rare in my area. It wasn’t always like this. Early on there were quite a few promotions, but recently it is quite rare for me to see anyone promoted. I cannot recommend it to anyone looking for stability or with a “clock in/clock out” mentality (which I think is normal, not endorsing unhealthy work life balance). If you live to work and want to bet on yourself it could be worth it for the potential opportunities that happen due to fairly regular turnover of management.

Well organized, good benefits, good salary.

Company changing as everyone is in this time.

Nice office good people Good pay Food always in fridge

Management don't know how to treat people Little direction

Good salary and remuneration. Nice colleagues

Management needs to have more empathy and consistent.

Large company Pay is decent Some good people you will work with

Toxic environment Leadership is not trusted Don't treat people equally

Things are hectic but there is a lot of opportunity. Pay and Benefits are good

A lot of change going on

smart people, good salaries, work/life balance

none, an overall very good company