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We’re building the best place on the internet for words: a place where today’s smartest thinkers, experts, and storytellers can share big, interesting ideas. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
18
TOTAL
RATINGS
123
Updated on: May 14, 2025

Medium Company Culture

Medium Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.5/5
Medium's Overall Culture is rated C+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Perks & Benefits
A+
Meetings
A
Happiness
A-
Environment
B
Compensation
B

Medium CEO

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Ev Williams Medium's CEO
Ev Williams
72 /100
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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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-33
eNPS Score
17%Promoters
33%Passives
50%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Medium's mission is to deepen readers' understanding of the world and to empower writers to share their best work and biggest ideas. We're a tight-knit group of 80 employees obsessing over our product that reaches 80 million readers every month. We're building a subscription publishing platform that connects expert writers with thoughtful readers. Our product allows the best ideas to rise to the top and elevates the most passionate, diverse voices. Our company culture reflects the same. We encourage employees to speak their mind, always do what's right for our users, and take ownership of their projects. We move quickly to get our ideas into the world, working in small, empowered teams, as we try to build a better place on the internet for ideas.

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Medium Culture At a Glance

Medium has 80 employees. 18 employees at Medium have reviewed Medium 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 18 Medium employees give their leadership a grade of B-, or Top 40% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Medium are pleased with their total compensation at Medium, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Medium are extremely happy with their team. 18 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Medium are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Medium believe the environment at Medium is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Medium is moderate. About 80% of the employees at Medium work 8 hours or less.

Overall, the employees at Medium are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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    75 / 100
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    69 / 100
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