Great coworkers and flexibility overshadowed by job insecurity and greedy leadership - Principal Software Engineer Ziff Davis Employee Review

1.0
20 May 2026
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Pros

Coworkers are great, flexible time off and remote work is nice

Cons

Expect a constant fear of being laid off and don’t event think you’ll get a merit increase, bonus, or any sort of recognition for hard work and high performance. C-Suites only vision for the future seems to be when to schedule layoffs throughout the year and then receive hefty yearly raises and bonuses for themselves.

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5.0
24 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great experience working with my direct team and with other collaborators. Fulfilling work that has purpose and a stable environment of growth.

Cons

Fully remote, so not a ton of opportunity to interact in-person.

1.0
20 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Remote work is the best perk

Cons

The accounts payable department is one of the worst teams I’ve ever experienced. There is constant changes that leadership expects you to grasp and leadership won’t even follow their own word. The roles in AP are overworked and you will be expected to preform well knowing it’s a sign of poor management. Egotistical managers that are not fair or know how to manage people. During weekly stand ups no one literally would talk because of how cruel managers come across. On top of any of this zero recognition or raises but you can be assured more and more work. I would advise to stay far away from their accounting department no one knows what they’re doing. I wish I was exaggerating and they know whom I'm talking about.

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