Does People Magazine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, People Magazine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at People Magazine. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at People Magazine?

78% of People Magazine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated People Magazine 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at People Magazine?

Editor (3) , Photo Editor (3) , Associate Producer (2)

What are the pros of working at People Magazine according to real employee reviews?

"The team is great Set work shifts Fantastic topics covered" ((in 4 reviews)); "Friendly management" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Wendy Naugle

55% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture and values

3.4

Senior management

People Magazine has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The People Magazine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

32 reviews

3.0

10 Mar 2025

Cool job, almost no room for growth

News reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Cool job interviewing celebrities and working with interesting people. Nice offices. Generous vacation days.

Cons

Burn out, constant stream of workflow, and no promotion opportunities caused me to leave.

2.0

22 July 2016

Reporter-Researcher

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The work itself is exciting and always new. No two days are alike. You may spend a morning reporting out a story in a downtown restaurant, have a phone interview with a celebrity that afternoon, fact-check stories for the current issue that evening and report a red carpet event that night. Who isn't motivated by that? The glamour of the job is palpable. If you focus on this, you'll have a great time.

Cons

There is a lot of competition - vicious competition - for the best stories, quotes, sources and bylines. This is to be expected, to a degree, but it goes too far. People have been known to visit others' desks after work hours to steal their files, so as to present their ideas at the next day's meeting. Others take advantage of overly-trusting coworkers to obtain their sources through manipulation, such as "I'll help you with this," and then stealing their source. It's cutthroat. Not for the faint-hearted. There are also few opportunities for advancement - most who advance leave the publication and return at a higher title. Management trusts each other for employee reviews regardless of the basis for their criticisms.

2.0

24 May 2016

Everyone wants to leave

Editorial assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, friendly coworkers, free snacks

Cons

no room for promotion, extremely low morale, terrible work-life balance

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