Does Civilian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Civilian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Civilian. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Civilian?

73% of Civilian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Civilian 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

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

"Civilian has a great culture." ((in 7 reviews)); "Work/life balance is encouraged" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Leadership is extremely rigid and inflexible when it comes to making exceptions or altering policies to take a human first approach and show compassion to its employees." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Civilian redundancies in 2026?

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

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Civilian Reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Stacey Nelson Smith

76% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture and values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Diversity and inclusion

Civilian has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Civilian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

28 reviews

2.0

2 Jul 2026

Lacking professionalism

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Summer Fridays -Meaningful work aimed at bettering society versus selling products -Many great colleagues who operate with integrity

Cons

-Low paying especially when considering the emotional toll of working in a toxic environment where anything you do can and will be used against you. -Poor business etiquette. Leadership does not nurture or invest time in existing client relationships or support the work, so as to not be accountable for how it’s going. (This would also expose some very low functioning VPs which would be total chaos!) -Major blind spots resulting in an inability to hold on to critical talent, straining teams.

2.0

13 May 2026

Toxic and disfunctional work culture and leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexibly hybrid schedule Dogs in office Free food on Fridays

Cons

For the love of god do not work here. The culture upfront seems to be strong and human first centered but in reality this is the most toxic, disfunctional and political place I have ever worked. Leadership pretends to care but will throw you under the bus immediately. They micromanage everything. They pretend like your opinion matters but then will use your opinion against you and twist your words. If you talk to anyone who works there they will say they are miserable and are looking for a way out.

4.0

3 Apr 2026

Good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great flexibility and understanding of issues

Cons

Hard to change positions at all

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Jobs at Civilian

People Operations Manager

San Diego, CA

US$100K - US$115K /yr

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