ICs are great, leadership is not. - Anonymous employee Newsela Employee Review

1.0
Jun 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lovely people across the company. Many are former teachers passionate about helping students.

Cons

Leadership is ruthless and makes decisions for seemingly no reason. Employees are expected to move mountains with no support. CEO is cold and uninspiring.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

- Good & Talented people - Responsive to product feedback - Dynamic vision for the future - Good work/life balance - low stress culture, but driven and supportive for results

Cons

- Maybe more general to remote work, but teams can feel disconnected

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great, smart, hardworking people work here

Cons

Not paying what people are worth

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