Exploitative. No work-life balance. - Staff Writer BuzzFeed Employee Review

3.0
30 May 2019
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Pros

It's cool to work at BuzzFeed. You get some creative freedom. Fun coworkers.

Cons

No work-life balance at all. No increments. Never got a raise despite working hard and yielding results. HR is awful and management is a bit of a disaster.

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Pros

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Cons

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