Does Outside pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Outside employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Outside. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Outside?

51% of Outside employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Outside 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Outside?

Editor (4) , Sales Manager (3) , Senior Editor (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Assistant Editor (2) , Editorial Director (2) , Engineering Manager (2) , Freelance Writer (2) , Journalist (2) , Marketing (2) , Sales (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Software Engineer (2) , Staff Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Outside according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits, Focused on outdoors and health/fitness" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great people in the office itself" ((in 18 reviews)); "Brilliant coworkers that our passionate about their product and craft" ((in 5 reviews)); "Supportive, welcoming, highly collaborative teams with tough but stimulating challenges" ((in 5 reviews)); "Fairly decent work life balance." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Outside according to real employee reviews?

"And the pay is low." ((in 7 reviews)); "Leadership asks for empathy from employees but gives very little in return keeping unattainable goals in place and creating a culture of urgency." ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers are completely detached and impersonal" ((in 4 reviews)); "Broad layoffs in 2022 and sentiment of economic headwinds." ((in 4 reviews)); "Ignore the name and the clout, I guarantee there are much better opportunities." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Outside layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Outside layoffs and their outlook for job security at Outside in 2026.

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3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)

Robin Thurston

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Senior management

Outside has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 107 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Outside employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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107 reviews

3.0

May 26, 2026

Good culture and benefits, but pay could improve

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, culture, vibes were good

Cons

Pay isn’t incredible and senior management is a bit wishy washy

1.0

Feb 25, 2026

Negative Experience

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing comes to mind for pros

Cons

Management is completely out of touch with the needs of their employees.

3.0

Jan 20, 2026

Great until it wasn't

Tech writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Original staff and management did a fantastic job

Cons

Acquisition kick started a spiral

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