Audible Reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(646 total reviews)
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Bob Carrigan

53% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Audible has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Audible 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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646 reviews
2.0
5 Nov 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Talented and passionate people remain – for now Projects can have a scope that most companies baulk at Really the only company doing what they're doing right now Once a great place to work, and still hoping it might be again

Cons

Massive culture shift heading towards soulless Amazon politics over talent Active bullies appointed to senior roles with little to no oversight Paranoia and job insecurity flourishing without any action from SLT Contract staff with full-time loads are rarely transitioned to FTE allegedly due to lack of headcount, meanwhile regional leads are hiring 5 of their friends to do half of one person's job

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Audible Response
1y
We’re disappointed to hear about your experience. We strive to ensure a positive working experience, and invite you to connect with your HRBP or skip level manager to share your feedback.
1.0
19 June 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The talented pool of people that unfortunately has no where to grow further

Cons

Unnecessary politics, lack of leaders, micro managers, no career growth and incredibly toxic work culture. I would not recommend working at this place at all.

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Audible Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to write an alumni review. We encourage employees to map out a fulfilling and successful career at Audible and to explore internal mobility and career growth opportunities through a variety of tools and programs. We work hard to create fruitful career journeys for our employees and we are sorry to hear that this was not your experience. Your feedback will help us make improvements and we appreciate that you took the time to share your experience.
1.0
25 Sept 2024

Disappointed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Not many left. There used to be lots: working with passionate people who truly loved the product, flexible work arrangements, supportive of employee growth, and just a general feel that the company really cared about its employees. There are still good people there, but they all seem run down and defeated.

Cons

It has been extremely disappointing watching the company devolve from a fantastic, innovative, supportive environment to what feels like a generic 9 to 5 environment where people just show up and management is watching every move. Everyone has been reeling from the layoffs earlier in the year and now the 5 day RTO mandate just feels like a kick while everyone is already down. I know people did it before the pandemic, but we found there was a better way that still allowed everyone to do their work while finally being able to get a bit more balance with life. How does forcing everyone back every working day show any Study and Draw Inspiration from Technology? And how about Activate Caring? Employees with children who could use the couple extra hours a day of commuting doing family things instead have now been denied that with no negotiation. Never mind the impact on the environment that forcing thousands of cars back onto the roads on a daily basis will have. Customer Obsession will suffer too with everyone stressed about having to regress their quality of life. I can't comprehend how the benefits of a move like this outweigh the costs. The only thing that makes sense is that this is what happens to growing, innovative companies when they stop growing and become old dinosaurs that just cling to how things were done in the past.

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Audible Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback. We genuinely appreciate your honesty and the passion you've shown for our company's culture and values. We want to assure you that our People Principles remain central to our mission. We encourage open dialogue and welcome suggestions on how we can better support our employees during this transition and invite you to speak with your manager or HR to discuss your concerns.
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