Great product, toxic culture - Anonymous Contentful Employee Review

2.0
2 Feb 2020
Recommend
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Pros

• Really strong product offering • Company is growing rapidly • Sharp product team • Nice SF office and location • There are some nice people who work here

Cons

• Leadership has no idea how to foster a strong culture or connect with employees • Ignores feedback from employees and then wonders why people are unhappy • Extremely slow to fire and way too fast to hire • Rarely promotes internally, there is very minimal career growth • Majority of staff are burned out and it shows through passive aggressive behavior • No focus on hiring for culture/values, only cares about job experience • This lack of focus birthed an extremely toxic workplace with constant turnover

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5.0
27 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to work, good people

Cons

Slow promotions at the time

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Contentful Response
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Thanks for sharing your experience. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the team and workplace environment at Contentful, and we appreciate the feedback regarding promotion timelines.
4.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Care a lot about the people

Cons

Little training and development offered

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