Add People reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)
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Richard Poskitt

98% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Add People has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Add People employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Medien & Kommunikation industry (3.7 stars).

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179 reviews
1.0
Jul 2, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of young people so it’s easy to make friends and is near a park.

Cons

• Awful salary, but they expect high-end work. • They require you to fill out a Glassdoor review two months in to maintain a false positive image. • Management says one thing but does another — it’s very deceitful. • You’re expected to do other people’s jobs for low pay. For example, I was also performing an account manager’s role for a while, which is unprofessional. • Management doesn’t provide adequate guidance.

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Add People Response
1y
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1.0
Oct 1, 2024

Avoid

Recommend
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Pros

Not sure there was any pros

Cons

Truly awful place to work

3.0
Aug 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- I joined Add People with very little SEO knowledge and left with a lot. - Everyone in the SEO department, from junior-level to director, is super friendly, approachable and knowledgeable. - The culture is really good. Quarterly department socials, company-wide summer BBQ & Christmas party, occasional drinks after work depending on who's in - all of which aren't compulsory or pressured to attend. - Management across the board (or at least those in SEO & HR) are very much in tune with neurodiversity and will look out for you as best as they can.

Cons

- The pay is well below industry standards and is the main reason everyone leaves. To get a pay raise or promotion, you'll have to jump through many hoops (and potentially work on the weekend depending on your KPIs and available time you actually have). Also, if your line manager isn't in charge of promotions or raises, your growth can be stalled, even if they think you're ready for the official step up, and have been operating at the senior level for months. - The company, or SEO department (I'm not too sure who was in charge of the decisions) have made changes that did a great job in demoralising the team, like 3 days mandatory in the office. - The first 3 days of your holiday come out of your PD time, which realistically, no one has the time to do anyway - which means your workload will remain the same if you only take 3 days of holiday. (Worthwhile asking if this is still the same as it was up in the air for a few months before I left) - Some account managers ask too much of the execs; this didn't happen too much with me, but there were many times you'd talk to your colleague and they're feeling a lot of pressure to deliver well beyond what was actually possible. - As much as I love the team, there isn't always a willingness to help each other unless you ask someone directly. I know this isn't their fault as so many people in the team feel stressed beyond belief to get the work done, so they'd naturally get that done first.

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Add People Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. Working weekends is not something we encourage, all colleagues have regular 121s with their line managers whereby they can openly discuss workload and gain any support needed in terms of working toward agreed KPI's.
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