Does Adafruit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Adafruit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Adafruit. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Adafruit?

44% of Adafruit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Adafruit 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adafruit?

Department Manager (2) , Shipper (2) , Shipper/Receiver (2)

What are the pros of working at Adafruit according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly coworkers for the most part." ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent benefits, cool location, good working hours" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Adafruit according to real employee reviews?

"Also, they only do hires by referral and that leads to some rampant nepotism." ((in 3 reviews)); "dysfunctional management" ((in 3 reviews))

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Adafruit Reviews

2.7

44% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Limor Fried

60% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture and values

2.4

Career opportunities

2.1

Senior management

Adafruit has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Adafruit employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

25 reviews

4.0

22 Nov 2024

Chill environment

Shipper/receiver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Simple job with good benefits

Cons

Location is far, it maybe hard to move up the chain

3.0

23 Mar 2024

Good on paper, not on your bank account

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good coworkers, flexible environment, understanding management, decent benefits, lots of opportunities to earn extra vacation days.

Cons

Starting wages suck and the salaries are below industry standard. Annual raises are capped at 3% which is abysmal. You won't make a lot of money here, but you will have stability in other ways

3.0

18 Mar 2024

Stability-- that's it

Shipper/receiver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Adafruit offers benefits and steady work. They work hard not to be evil, and it does feel good to work for a company with good values.

Cons

Adafruit is a small company, which makes it difficult for them to fulfill the promises they want to make to their employees. They want to offer everyone career growth, but there's no where to go. Pay has stagnated at a rate that was livable when the company started. I understand that things are tight for management, but it becomes harder to handle every year

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