Micromanagement can only be tolerated for so long. - Anonymous employee Shutterfly Employee Review

2.0
25 July 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are interested in this type of business (cards, book and photos) then of course this is the place for you. There are flexible working hours for people who have long commutes. There are snacks available. Product discounts, photography, and more.

Cons

- Micro managers are abundant and demoralizing. - Employees have no power over their own work, yet they are scapegoated. - People are often overloaded with work and unnecessary fire drills. - Panic and pressure understandably cause mistakes and shoddy work that gets people shamed, blamed and fired. - Management is top-down, highly political and there is little fair opportunity for growth. - People are rewarded for working long hours, not for working smart. - Favored individuals are rewarded openly but the rest of the teams contributions are largely ignored. - Can't always trust coworkers because folks operate out of fear.

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5.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Laid back, everyone on my 3rd shift were helpful and polite.

Cons

Not being able to go full time.

4.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I work with diverse and supportive people. Teams and leaders demonstrate the will to respond to worker needs with kindness and respect. On the operational level, teams are highly flexible and adapt quickly to changes when provided proper support. Work-life balance is high priority for the people I interact with.

Cons

The company has difficulty holding on to talent in tech fields since a good chunk of the focus has to be allocated to art/design and production instead. CEOs come and go every few years, leading to instability. For some teams, the process remains overly complex and inefficient because of misalignments between leadership/engineering and ops team users. No formal humanist policy around AI & robotics yet.

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