Q&A With Tumblr Employees
Tumblr was started with the belief that people need a place to say what they want, be who they want, and connect over what they love. Now, billions of posts later, we continue to build out Tumblr as a platform for diverse communities to express their points of view. And we’re committed to hiring a workforce that represents the same diversity. We know that teams who bring a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to their work build better products—and that better products mean a better experience for all of the communities we serve. It's a big task and a lot of responsibility. That’s why we need smart, humble, funny people to keep Tumblr running and growing. We’re big enough to give you the resources you need and still small enough that you can work on things that matter. We are part of the Automattic family of companies dedicated to making the web a better place for more than a billion people each month. Come work with us.
How employees describe working at Tumblr
Customer Service/ means of legitimate contact
Customer Service needs to be overhauled
Its a fun enviorment i enjoy it a lot
Great health insurance, "ok" 401K matching...not the best but fair, reimbursement for gym membership, etc...a lot of great perks.
What it's like to work at Tumblr
- Tumblr employees generally work 8.3 hrs a day
- Employees at Tumblr report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 71% of Tumblr employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Tumblr employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 80% of Tumblr employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Tumblr employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 75% of Tumblr employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Tumblr Employees
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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Tumblr?
Top Employee Response
To be honest the culture at Tumblr is fantastic, probably about as good as it could realistically get. Some things are definitely sacrificed in order to keep that culture, however. It can be hard to get work done sometimes - we really don't have that balance.
What benefits does Tumblr provide?
Top Employee Response
Very flexible work hours; unheard of in NYC. There's a grab bag of perks as well, cell reimbursal (50% if you're with Verizon), a gym budget, commuter budget, 15 days vacation/yr (which seems a bit low but the flexibility more than makes up for it). Professional development is big too, there'
How are the benefits at Tumblr for employees in Engineering?
Tumblr's Engineering team rates their overall benefits a C- and most of them think the perks are Good. 60% of Tumblr employees in Engineering say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Engineering also get Unlimited of paid vacation, and most of them believe the cash value of their benefits is $1000 -$1500/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at Tumblr?
20% of the same employees also feel like Tumblr is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Tumblr.
How are the managers in the Engineering department at Tumblr?
Tumblr's Engineering team rates their manager a D or 56/100 and the majority do not believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. The engineering team (67%) also doesn't feel comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at Tumblr?
Tumblr employees rates their pay and overall compensation a B+ or 78/100. 73% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 80% of employees get raises every year.








