Mediavine Reviews

2.1

20% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

Eric Hochberger

18% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Mediavine has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Mediavine employee rating is 45% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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129 reviews
2.0
8 Apr 2022

Looks great on the outside

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Attention to diversity in hiring - 100% remote job with some travel opportunities - 401k matching

Cons

- Work/life balance is not a priority. Upper management sets a bad example for the rest of the company when they work at night, on sick days, from vacation, and even from parental leave. Some even brag about not having time to eat lunch. Working nights and weekends is lauded. Daily Slack activity is non-stop and carries on in off-hours. The multitude of channels, the amount of calls/meetings without agendas and the encouragement to join “fun” chatrooms not related to work often makes it difficult to get real work done. - Pay, promotion/growth, titles and training opportunities vary widely from team to team. Teams operate in silos with little inter-departmental communication. - Managers cannot be reviewed anonymously without fear of consequences. There is no 360° review process. - “Unlimited” PTO approvals are inconsistent between teams, sometimes even within teams, and therefore not equal for all employees. - Positive Glassdoor reviews are strongly encouraged and sometimes even rewarded, especially after negative reviews. Take note of the dates of negative reviews and notice the flood of "positive" reviews that follow.

2.0
29 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- 100% remote - Unlimited PTO - 401K and charitable contribution matching

Cons

- Cult-like devotion to the CEO, leadership, and the overall brand, including harmful “we’re a family” rhetoric. Anyone who does not share this blind enthusiasm is effectively gaslit and shunned. - Compensation is often below industry standard and varies widely among departments, even within positions of the same “level” (manager, director, etc.). - Promotions and titles are inconsistent among departments, with the excuse routinely being that they are still a “baby company” - The ability to give anonymous feedback to managers or colleagues is not a part of the performance review process, making reviews a siloed conversation between employee and immediate supervisor. - While the ability to connect with teams over Slack is an asset, the nonstop non-work-related discourse is exhausting and at times borders on offensive, while employees who choose not to participate in “optional” and “fun” Slack rooms/conversations are called out for being non-participatory, regardless of their participation in work-related conversations.

1.0
7 Apr 2022

HR Aggressively Scrubs Glassdoor Reviews

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I have nothing good to say about Mediavine.

Cons

Every negative review of the CEO has been removed from Glassdoor. I'm sure this one will be removed as well.

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