Thrillist Reviews

3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)

Ben Lerer

44% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Thrillist has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 86 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Thrillist employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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86 reviews
1.0
9 Nov 2017

Stay away from this sinking ship

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Thrillist is a website and people work there. Sometimes people give you high fives.

Cons

Where to begin? Pay is low. Morale is low. The content is an absolute joke. There was a time when listing things on the Internet was an actual business model; no more. Ah, but don't worry - they have 'pivoted.' They are 'leveraging' their 'talent' to make videos now. You should work here if you've ever seen a commercial for Axe Body Spray and thought, "Yes. I want to live in that world." Everything everyone else has said on here is true. Obviously except for the fake, vague posts meant to bring the rating of this sad place up a star. Anyone with any sense made moves to somewhere more respectable already. Work here if you're the sort of dude who would play the violin as the Titanic sank with a dullard's sense of duty. Don't work here if you still have hope.

1.0
14 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I enjoyed the casual environment and some of the people. The location of the office in Soho was a plus and easy to get to from the subway.

Cons

- Frat house - Lack of knowledge - Immature CEO who does not know how to run a company - No ability to make your own decisions - You will not learn anything

1.0
6 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free alcohol/beer Some cool coworkers Soho office is in a really cool location

Cons

No autonomy. Tech team is treated like children and there is a lot of favoritism. An embarassing amount of nepotism. Employees are not encouraged to bring up new ideas - most teams employ the same old routines that get the job done, but never go beyond. NO work/life balance. People who actually get to a year here are always burned out and disappointed. Job responsibilities are never as job descriptions seem. Managers are all young with no training or experience in managing people so they end up just spreading work out by who there favorite team drinking buddies are. Did I work at a company or at a frat house? Women are rarely made to feel welcome at work events unless you're making out with something at a work offsite Happy Hour (I swear I've seen this happen more than 3 times!!!) or are dating someone high up in the company (lots of coworkers sleep with each other - this makes it a super awkward and unprofessional work environment. The Brooklyn office is its own island. It's as if they're not a part of the company - so isolated. Promotions are not earned, they are given to people who suck up to managers regardless of their contribution and whether someone else was more deserving of it.

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