Does Skift pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Skift employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Skift. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Skift?

81% of Skift employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Skift 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

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

"and last but certainly not least (read: most importantly), the people are amazing." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Skift according to real employee reviews?

"No 401K match; a "hustle" startup" ((in 3 reviews)); "level strategy, all decisions made based on the "expertise" of CEO and CPO, CEO touts that it's a good thing the company doesn't take investor money, but when there's no budget for standard business operations, marketing, employee benefits, or salaries... well you see what I mean." ((in 3 reviews))

Skift Reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

74% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (20 reviews)

Skift has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Skift 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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20 reviews

4.0

28 Feb 2025

Flexible working

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible and remote working. Interesting work with interesting people

Cons

Antiquated hierarchy system in place with too many middle managers

5.0

26 Feb 2025

Amazing Company

Sales subscription manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Great team - Fully Remote - Yearly retreat - Good Culture - Respectful Leadership - Lots of employees who have been around for many years - No micromanagement - Focused on results

Cons

- Not a lot of room to grow - Different teams could be more connected to leverage opportunities

5.0

18 Jul 2024

Great place to work!

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Incredible company led by its founder, Rafat Ali. Very diverse team - super knowledgeable and spread across 5 different continents. Permanent remote <:)

Cons

None that I can think of.

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