Know When to Leave - Senior Software Engineer Condé Nast Employee Review

3.0
18 Aug 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Condé lets you work with really great brands. It's prestigious and great for your resume. Pay is decent and there isn't a ton of micromanagement. Summer Fridays are awesome and you have a chance to attend some super-chic events.

Cons

There is a ton of politics in the tech section. If you aren't on Ed's team and he doesn't like you he may starve for resources. It's taken them two and a half year to develop their piece of crap CMS and there is still not end in sight to the project. The new CDO is a stuffed shirt. Nobody ever gets promoted or a pay bump. If you start to get frustrated it's time to hit the eject button. The NYT will hire you an pay more.

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5.0
8 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You’re wealthy enough to be relaxed, but not wealthy enough to be careless.

Cons

but NYC’s costs prevent true luxury unless income is much higher.

1.0
24 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great to be in proximity to such amazing brands like Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker

Cons

Pay is absolutely criminal unless you're "bonus eligible." Another billion dollar company crying poverty. Also, absolutely zero possibility of advancement.

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