an awful place - Anonymous employee WEBTOON Employee Review

1.0
5 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. good 401k match 2. most holidays

Cons

1. no longer remote work, only hybrid 2. Constant lay offs and terminations 3. survivors are left to pick up all the slack with no replacements 4. working additional korea hours since all leadership is abroad 5. pto requests are scrutinized 6. leadership changes the direction every week, no such thing as long term direction 7. yearly raises are below inflation, promotions uncommon 8. Had to edit this a lot since this review was removed once 9. Zero diversity. You will struggle to find a single person of color (that's not east Asian) 10. Unattainable kpis and goals 11. Several people fired before their sabbatical

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
23 Oct 2025
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Pros

Lots of good employees who are passionate about the product; however, many of those people are leaving, especially after IPO

Cons

-Executives don't listen to employers and only echo the wants of the board, who do not understand the business in North America. -In addition, imagine someone who has extensive experience in content and comics and then goes into the auto industry. Would this person know what to do and have the best interest of customers? The reverse of this example is commonplace among new executives at WEBTOON. -Headquartered in NA, but the reality is all direction is dictated from S. Korea... -which causes long hours for many employees... -and the business strategy and culture is agnostic of people who understand webcomics in N.A. It's like shouting into the void since leadership doesn't listen. What works in Asia (where webcomics are established and part of the culture) they think will work here.

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