Shutterfly Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Shutterfly

Pros – The culture, The relationship with your peers and management, the community culture

Cons – long hours can sometimes be a runaway thing

Advice to Senior Management – remember to remind us to play

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Shutterfly

Pros – Creative perspective
recognizes the value of excellent products
superior customer service
willing to invest in new ventures - if they offer big returns
seeks to stay ahead of the curve
wants to own the market space
fosters collaboration

Cons – slight disconnect between executive compensation and middle management financial opportunities; cumbersome administrative requirements sometimes conflict with achieving objectives
meetings sometimes involve too many players - each with their own agenda - making it difficult to accomplish objectives.

Advice to Senior Management – Stay focused on achieving corporate financial benchmarks, but share the rewards with the broader employee population. Fund small creative projects as research efforts, while not all will pay off, some may be huge.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shutterfly

Pros – 1) Fast Growing Company - Opportunities for Career Growth!
2) Competitive Salary, Benefits & Stock Options
3) Perfect Work Life Balance
4) Leaders and Managers Treat all Employees with Respect and Care
5) Managers Set Clear Goals and Expectations
6) A Lot of Fun Activities

Cons – Shutterfly brand still not very well known outside of moms segment!

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work! The management has a clear vision for long term growth of the company, which can be seen by consistent increase in stock price.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Shutterfly

Pros – Great products and strong brand.
Was a fun place to work
Nice margins, especially on shipping cost
State of the art production facilities
Nice acquisition of Tiny Prints

Cons – Overpaid Sr Management - look at their stock grants
VP Hr - HR not pro employee
Motto - you don't like it get out
Wrong people being promoted to management
Moral is at a all time low

Advice to Senior Management – The company is losing too many great people.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shutterfly

Pros – - Company has a clear vision
- Company is doing well and growing quickly and profitably
- Strong leadership team that seems to be focused on the right priorities
- Great energy amongst the team
- Fun products and services. We're not selling widgets
- With strong growth comes good career advancement opportunities

Cons – - There's a lot to be done and not always enough people to do it
- Demanding pace so hard to keep up at times

Advice to Senior Management – - Continue to focus on hiring great people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Shutterfly

Pros – Was a fun place to work - very cool products & solid management team. The enthusiasm and passion to excel as a company was shared by managers up and executives.

Cons – As long as you did your job and played the game (politically) you were safe. Dissatisfied employees were rarely given the chance to communicate and effect positive change. Many employees simply left and were replaced with more junior people so those who stayed had to pick up the slack.

Advice to Senior Management – Acknowledge the people and celebrate to successes at all levels of the company. Spend more time interacting with the people in Phoenix and Charlotte in an open and positive manner.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shutterfly

Pros – Respect to the employees
Professional people to work with
Exciting area

Cons – long commute to the work

Advice to Senior Management – Increase bonus %

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Shutterfly

Pros – Great corporate culture. The people are great and very friendly. The workplace is very flexible and the lines of communications are pretty open.

Cons – Not a lot of integration between the marketing and engineering teams. Not all departments work cohesively which can cause issues.

Advice to Senior Management – Show more interest in employees within your department

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Shutterfly

Pros – The corporate culture is amazing. The people are amazing. The company really cares about its people and treats them like family.

Cons – Very entrenched in the way things are done currently, though there is constant talk of improving things. Very slow development cycles. Very high attrition of some of the best people. Other people get pigeonholed and never get to move from one role to another.

Advice to Senior Management – I gave plenty in my exit interviews.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shutterfly

Pros – Great people
Challenging work
Strong values-based culture

Cons – Lean workforce, high speed and intense workload

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend