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TED Conferences Reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)
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Chris Anderson

57% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

TED Conferences has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The TED Conferences employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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152 reviews
5.0
15 Apr 2026

Supportive culture but lower salary potential

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company culture, people are really kind and want to work hard

Cons

Non-profit so the ceiling for salary is on the lower side relative to the industry

2.0
17 Jan 2026

Great people, terrible leaderhsip

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most of the people are great and genuinely care about the mission. They are world class and incredibly high-functioning. It is amazing to be part of such a collaborative, creative team.

Cons

There was always this never spoken about but glaring expectation to work long-hours and overtime with a huge hustle culture. Leadership would email evenings and weekends and would expect the same of you. Raises and promotions are very hard to receive. Although unlimited PTO sounded cool, there are so many rules around what you can and cannot do with your time. Its no secret TED is struggling financially and all frill and fun was cut a long time ago. They went from 1 toxic CEO to another toxic CEO. So many cringey, uncomfortable internal All-Hands moments with very sensitive topics handled poorly. Staff are constantly in fear of losing their job. The culture is dead and toxic. Very hard to advance.

4.0
17 Dec 2025
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Pros

great company culture, genuinely liked the people i worked with

Cons

the former ceo (jay, not chris) was very fickle, didn’t have a clear vision for the company & consistently produced negative profits

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Glassdoor has 267 TED Conferences reviews submitted anonymously by TED Conferences employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if TED Conferences is right for you.