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      Literati Reviews

      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (97 total reviews)
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      Jessica Ewing

      60% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Culture and values

      3.4

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      Literati has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Literati employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      97 reviews
      1.0
      Jul 24, 2024

      Not a time to join (hasn't been for 2 years)

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Honestly, the pros really depend on who your manager or departments lead(s) are. If you're lucky enough to get one of the one or two who is known for treating their people well and equitably, then your experience will be ok for the most part. For the rest of us, we are overworked, overwhelmed, and and feeling undervalued 99% of the time.

      Cons

      I have never been at a job where most people I run into are so unhappy. I have seen more co-workers cry or breakdown here than any where else in my professional career and it's just not okay. A lot of it comes from the constant feeling of instability at Literati because of being an unprofitable start up, which will likely never change given the direct (or lack thereof) that we've been heading over the last year . But because of the instability, there is constant turnover from people leaving for greener pastures, mass layoffs, and silent layoffs, which leaves the people still here just completely buried under work and without anyone to actually listen to us unless we are one of the prized few.

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      Literati Response
      1y
      Thank you for taking time out of your day to provide us with crucial feedback on your experience at work. We would love to hear more about your concerns, as we genuinely want to ensure your experience is in alignment with our standards moving forward. Please take some time to reach out to our People Ops team so that we can better discuss the specifics of your concerns. We believe in an open door policy, so you can reach us via Slack, email, or simply by adding time to any of our calendars. We look forward to utilizing this meeting to ensure we can use this feedback to continue bettering you and your team member's experiences. - The People Ops team
      1.0
      Jan 22, 2022

      High Risk, Low Reward

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Offers a flexible work schedule

      Cons

      -Leadership fails to treat its employees with respect and expects 60+ hour work weeks while being paid for 40. -The CEO is dating within the company. She is unprofessional, unable to make effective business decisions, and acts based on her emotions and belief in "signs". -This was a business that had potential to be a unicorn of startups. Petty office politics has led to the exit of top performing employees. -Many people have been hired promised a role and budget only to start and realize they were mislead. Three employees have left the company in the past 6 months due to this issue specifically. -This business unfortunately only has 6 months to a year

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      Literati Response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts—our team can’t grow without genuine feedback from our past and present employees. We appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention, as we strive to make all employees feel heard. We understand that work-life balance can be challenging in the ever-changing pace of a startup, which is why we are taking more direct steps to encourage our employees to take the time they need to recharge. We’re always open to hearing more about how we can improve the experience for all Literati team members. If you’d like to share any additional feedback, please reach out to peopleops@literati.com.
      1.0
      Oct 15, 2023

      Culture of us 'Us' vs 'Them' Starting

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      It's really interesting to see how the company culture has shifted over my time here. We used to be encouraged to voice our concerns or feedback, but there's a growing hesitation in any of that now due to concerns about blow back and being tracked down. So, I guess the only pro's these days are really the heart of the mission and the people you work with if you are lucky enough to work with a solid group.

      Cons

      Navigating the current company culture feels a bit like walking on eggshells. If we try expressing concerns than we get labeled as not being "on board" or, even worse apparently, a "hater" who can't hack it at a startup (see recent review from a true blue "non hater"). But real talk, the challenges of being understaffed, underpaid, and unimpressed by many things happened are making it tough for many of us to just keep pushing like we used to. While there's a lot of talk from people at this company about needing to be a certain kind of person to survive startups, they all seem to forget that a lot of us have thrived in other environments just like this and done just fine. It's not because you're a startup Literati. It's not even because of the push to profitability. It's because of the culture. It's because the workload is too high. It's because the demands are too much. It's because trust is damaged and it hasn't been built back up. It's because a lot of our co-workers are still looking for jobs months after the 1st lay off and now we're seeing the second round struggle too. We're not immune to any of this just because you want us to me.

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