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BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media company delivering news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people around the world. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 66

TOTAL RATINGS: 710

CEO: Jonah Peretti

BuzzFeed Company Culture

BuzzFeed Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews

4.1/5

BuzzFeed's Overall Culture is rated B

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Executive Team

A-

Meetings

A-

Professional Development

A-

CEO Rating

B+

Environment

B+

BuzzFeed CEO

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Jonah Peretti

75 /100

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A Day in the Life

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BuzzFeed employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day

Work Hours

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Employees at BuzzFeed report the work pace is comfortably fast

Work Pace

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85% of BuzzFeed employees look forward to interacting with their team every day

Coworkers

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BuzzFeed employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year

Perks & Benefits

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100% of BuzzFeed employees report they are happy with their work life balance

Work Life Balance

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BuzzFeed employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month

Feedback

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81% of BuzzFeed employees call their work environment positive

Environment

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What are the team outings like at BuzzFeed?

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Everything has to do with beer.

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How's the vacation policy at BuzzFeed?

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In the US, 3 weeks (15 days) PTO plus 1 floating holiday and your birthday off. 12 paid holiday days, and unlimited sick time. In other...

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How does BuzzFeed make decisions around promotions?

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You need to befriend someone in upper management. Generally, even if you're not very skilled, you'll make out fine in terms of career growth...

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How many women are in your team? is it diverse enough?

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probably around 20% female engineers, 35% of tech as a whole are women. we need more women represented in senior engineering and management....

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How do the current devs on the team act towards new developers that join?

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really friendly and generous

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what's your workflow? agile? waterfall?

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6-week "sixer" sprints. i guess it's modified agile. nobody uses waterfall it's 2017

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H1B Visa

In 2019, BuzzFeed applied for 15 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

BuzzFeed has a total of 770 employees

15

Total Applied

H1B Applications Outcome

100% Granted (15 out of 15)
0% Denied ( out of 15)
0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 15)
0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 15)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at BuzzFeed

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35%

BuzzFeed currently ranks in the Top 35% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at BuzzFeed

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50%

BuzzFeed currently ranks in the Top 50% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"

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8

eNPS Score

38%	Promoters
32%	Passives
30%	Detractors

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BuzzFeed Culture At a Glance

BuzzFeed has 770 employees. 66 employees at BuzzFeed have reviewed BuzzFeed across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 66 BuzzFeed employees give their leadership a grade of B+, or Top 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at BuzzFeed are not very pleased with their total compensation at BuzzFeed, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at BuzzFeed are pleased with their team. 66 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B+. The majority believe the meetings at BuzzFeed are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at BuzzFeed believe the environment at BuzzFeed is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at BuzzFeed is comfortably fast. About 73% of the employees at BuzzFeed work 8 hours or less.

Overall, the employees at BuzzFeed are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

BuzzFeed has 770 employees. 66 employees at BuzzFeed have reviewed BuzzFeed across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago. Overall, the 66 BuzzFeed employees give their leadership a grade of B+, or Top 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.Employees at BuzzFeed are not very pleased with their total compensation at BuzzFeed, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits. Overall, employees at BuzzFeed are pleased with their team. 66 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B+. The majority believe the meetings at BuzzFeed are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.The majority of employees at BuzzFeed believe the environment at BuzzFeed is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at BuzzFeed is comfortably fast. About 73% of the employees at BuzzFeed work 8 hours or less.Overall, the employees at BuzzFeed are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness: Dental Insurance; Vision Insurance; Health Insurance; Life Insurance

Paid Time Off: PTO / Vacation Policy; Paid Holidays

Financial Benefits: 401K / Retirement Plan; Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks: Work From Home Policy; Unique Office Space

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