Spotify Reviews
Updated Jul 19, 2019
Found 357 reviews
"Great values, good work life balance" (in 44 reviews)
"There is free food at the office" (in 30 reviews)
"growing pains and learning how to be efficient" (in 18 reviews)
"If you are not in the main offices (Stockholm or New York) many benefits are not available to you or only after extensive begging" (in 13 reviews)
"Very good environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Spotify part-time
Pros
Very welcoming environment, and good people.
Cons
Not much space to move up in position
Advice to Management
More interns!
Spotify2018-01-28"Fast Paced"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
All the things you'd expect from a tech company and more - food and drinks on tap. lots of travel, good team
Cons
Aus is a satellite market so don't expect much support from the mothership nor great training
Spotify2019-07-20"100% Recommended"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Spotify full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Best place to work. No doubt
Cons
Generally, too many people for just one, simple task.
Spotify2019-06-30- Helpful (1)
"All is truth - both good and bad"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
Basically all you can read here is true: - Nice-ish offices, although the old one is not as nice - Lots of free food, I have lost weight since leaving. - Smart and friendly co-workers - Several learning/training opportunities - CV Booster: Everyone is excited to hear you worked at Spotify - Good work-life balance, although that is more a Sweden thing than a Spotify thing.
Cons
All said here is true as well: - Salary: It is average for the Swedish market, which means you will find similar offers elsewhere - Career advancement: A lot of buzzwords, process and manuals designed to obfuscate performance evaluation. The bottom line is this: If you want to advance your career at Spotify, be sure to do lots of self-promotion, and don't disagree with your managers. Even then, though, Spotify will...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Be honest about yourselves, you act like a "can't do no wrong" entity, trying desperately to look good, instead of focusing on being actually good.
Spotify2019-06-30 "It’s all the about the numbers"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
- amazing people and facilities - work hard, play hard attitude - connections that come from working there
Cons
- target driven sales culture means you are just a number - limited growth in sales - right budgeted = poor salary
Spotify2019-06-16"Great company to work for!"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
A company that looks after the employees and not treat them as numbers. Lots of opportunity to grow
Cons
Can be disorganised when it comes to the workflow
Spotify2019-06-11"Looks cool - chaos on the inside"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
Amazing offices with lots of fun stuff to do. You get to be a part of a big community, which is great. Awesome people that become your real friends if you want to! Afterworks, trips etc to engage in if interested. And free avocados!
Cons
Don't lose yourself in the superficial stuff like the views, free food and karaoke room. The polished exterior is all to cover up for the chaos going on on the inside. Most people won't have time and peace of mind to enjoy the recreational rooms anyways due to work overload and micromanagement. Constant re-orgs and poor management which is carried over from the startup phase and just toxic to the whole company and culture....
Show MoreAdvice to Management
It's time to move on, embrace change and welcome new and fresh talent to take the company to the next level. Don't let people that's been there from the start steer the ship, since it's obv not working that well. Supervise the middle management a bit more, since the employees fate is all in their hands and if they do good or not actually depends on the instructions and guidance provided from their manager. Invest more...
Show MoreSpotify2019-06-26- Helpful (1)
"Fast growing company"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Flexible, dynamic, young, in a new industry
Cons
a lot of moving parts, political games, no experienced people taking major decisions
Spotify2019-06-21 "nice vibe, doing fun stuff"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than a year
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great wlb, interesting place and industry. colleagues are nice too.
Cons
things can be slow sometimes. not the strongest TC.
Spotify2019-06-05"Something good, something bad"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Spotify full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
great training opportunities the best colleagues true teamwork
Cons
global lead, local execution hard to fight against global strategy once set, even if local adjusments would make sales drive up long days
Advice to Management
try top keep the startup spirit up and listen to employees feedback more carefully
Spotify2019-05-31