Company inconsistencies make for inconsistent employee experiences - Anonymous employee Mediavine Employee Review

2.0
29 Sept 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- 100% remote - Unlimited PTO - 401K and charitable contribution matching

Cons

- Cult-like devotion to the CEO, leadership, and the overall brand, including harmful “we’re a family” rhetoric. Anyone who does not share this blind enthusiasm is effectively gaslit and shunned. - Compensation is often below industry standard and varies widely among departments, even within positions of the same “level” (manager, director, etc.). - Promotions and titles are inconsistent among departments, with the excuse routinely being that they are still a “baby company” - The ability to give anonymous feedback to managers or colleagues is not a part of the performance review process, making reviews a siloed conversation between employee and immediate supervisor. - While the ability to connect with teams over Slack is an asset, the nonstop non-work-related discourse is exhausting and at times borders on offensive, while employees who choose not to participate in “optional” and “fun” Slack rooms/conversations are called out for being non-participatory, regardless of their participation in work-related conversations.

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5.0
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Pros

Mediavine invests in its employees and provides plenty of opportunities to develop new skills. Leadership has been making a noticeable effort to support employees while encouraging open communication and feedback. Colleagues are always willing to share knowledge, and there's a genuine sense of wanting to see clients as well as the company succeed.

Cons

Like any company, there can be challenges and shifts in priorities as the industry changes. This has impacted some colleagues, which is never easy, but the company has handled it with respect and care.

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1.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

They had a very strong LGBTQ+ hiring initiative, despite the national political effort to dissuade employers away from doing that.

Cons

I have never experienced working directly with an executive leadership team who strived on a daily basis so intentionally to burn the company to the ground as quickly as possible. The laughably bad business decisions which were made, the very public and juvenile infighting between executives, and the pathetic excuses which followed when mass layoffs "had to happen" is just... sad. It is not surprising, but it's just sad. MV could have been such a great place to work. But, instead "toxic" would have been a real blessing. Working there was like surviving "Squid Game"... every single day. That is no way to live.

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