Spotify Reviews
Updated Oct 2, 2019
Found 380 reviews
"Great values, good work life balance" (in 49 reviews)
"Lots of free food, I have lost weight since leaving" (in 34 reviews)
"growing pains and learning how to be efficient" (in 19 reviews)
"If you are not in the main offices (Stockholm or New York) many benefits are not available to you or only after extensive begging" (in 14 reviews)
- Helpful (3)
"Summer Intern 2015"
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RecommendsI worked at Spotify for less than a year
Pros
Fully trusted and given reposnibility. Interesting and challenging tasks. I leaned a lot. Easy hours. Fun environment. Perfect office location in Stockholm.
Cons
Spotify is not able to give you a full-time offer right after the internship. Depends on availability of positions when you are finishing school. Most of the office is on vacation during July.
Spotify2015-11-04 "Analyst"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time
Pros
Good perks, snacks and salary
Cons
Work hard, work with truthfulness, honesty and pace
Spotify2018-11-25"Good"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Spotify
Pros
Wages are good and pressure less work and good culture
Cons
Management policies and hr policies are bad
Spotify2018-07-11"Great company to work for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Fast paced, smart people, good pay, good benefits.
Cons
Immature organization, no accountability for underperformers.
Spotify2019-10-02- Helpful (2)
"It's a fantastic place to work."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Besides all the benefits and perks (which are great) , this is truly a place where you'll get the chance to be part of making history. If you are driven and have the ability to manage a fast pace, hyper growth and ambiguity/complexity, then there are so many opportunities to grow. If you want to develop you can certainly do that here.
Cons
Not a con, but good to know: You need to be self-driven and like to work in a fast paced and constantly growing org. It's not for everyone, but if you are that one - you'll love it.
Spotify2019-09-24 "review"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time
Pros
good food fun workplace listening to music
Cons
lack of vision going forward, trying to get a lot of small wins, but autonomy doesnt work in that space
Spotify2019-10-02"Mission + Values = Quite Good"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
This is a place where the mission is really good for the world and values are really lived. Any time you get a group of people together, there will be less-than-perfect behavior but it's far lower than other places. The tech challenges are fascinating and the potential for impact is huge.
Cons
Sometimes there's an over-index on autonomy so folks unintentionally step on toes or an over-index on alignment.
Advice to Management
Looks for more opportunities to reinforce values across the organization as size increases and so do natural incentives toward politicking.
Spotify2019-10-01"A warm company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for less than a year
Pros
- Free food, not common in Sweden - Flexible hours - Responsibility - Great culture
Cons
Spotify is no longer a startup.
Spotify2019-09-29"Dream company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Bring life back to the music industry! Spotify is growing the revenue pot for artists around the world, diversifying taste and building bridges between cultures. It's a really exciting thing to be a part of.
Cons
The company is growing bigger, which makes things a little more political around here.
Spotify2019-09-27- Helpful (1)
"Terrible Management/Amazing Office"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Spotify
Pros
The office is amazing. It provides breakfast and lunch, snacks, drinks, a barista bar. There are many game rooms and music throughout. The product is also amazing so it makes you excited to work there.
Cons
Life isn't 100% about how great the office is. When your manager is terrible it can really ruin the vibe. My manager was horrible. She typed during all our 1:1's to keep a doc on her worker's incase she had to fire them ever. She has zero empathy for anyone yet preaches everyone needs some. She blatantly lied about me to others. I can not believe this is tolerated there. I am frankly appalled.
Advice to Management
Listen when people are talking. You might gather some useful info on things going on. The office would be the best place to work if some of the bad managers were let go. As someone who worked super hard there and accomplished so many successes I am horrified at the way I was treated and quite a few other people at the company are as well.
Spotify2019-09-24