Was once great, now is a sinking ship - Anonymous employee Storyblocks Employee Review

When I first started at Storyblocks, it was truly a dream place to work. Fantastic culture, incredible people, interesting projects, work life balance etc. I was really passionate about the work I was doing and felt supported by management. The last year or so, the company has been a sinking ship. They did a huge round of layoffs in November 2022 with the assurance from the CEO that he “overcut employees so he won’t have to do this again (layoffs)”. Well, less than a year later, here we are with another round of layoffs. Leadership has been extremely wishy washy in what the company’s mission and priorities are. We’re always 10 steps behind our competitors because it seems like we’re always investing our efforts in trying to play catch up vs. trying to separate ourselves from the competition. The product is mediocre, no where near as innovative as some of our direct competitors. They keep laying off incredible employees without giving proper thought to the true problems at hand.