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Wikimedia Foundation Reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(170 total reviews)

Maryana Iskander

82% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Wikimedia Foundation has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wikimedia Foundation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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170 reviews
1.0
16 Jul 2025

Incompetent leadership and management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Used to have no meeting Friday which many people do not respect - Remote work but lack connection with individuals. A lot of people put on masks as its very political. Pointless icebreakers because no one wants to talk.

Cons

- No one understands the scope and responsibility and managers/leadership do not own it. One leader wants a bottom up approach but then does not act on what is suggested by the engineers/staff. - No standardisation, no leaders - Since its open and inclusive, everyone needs to be in the conversation for every task meaning nothing gets done as they are too busy debating/discussing. Slack threads become 30+ messages which becomes unfollowable as you have to read a wall of text. - Change of management and teams happen quite regularly

5.0
14 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working alongside highly motivated and hard-working people. Plenty of opportunity to grow and engage with departments that aren't your own, and plenty of diverse opinions and ideas across the whole movement.

Cons

Can be difficult to properly balance work and life (though efforts are being made to this end).

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Wikimedia Foundation Response
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Thank you so much for posting this review! We offer opportunities to learn and collaborate with staff in all areas of the organization. We are constantly thinking of new ways to engage staff in cross-departmental projects and discussions as we believe that doing so fosters creativity, and emphasizes our commitment to a collaborative and diverse culture. Work/life balance means a lot to us. Your feedback indicates there is potential for improvement here. While we make a consistent effort to collaborate with staff on the benefits we offer, your feedback is important and we will keep this in mind as we re-visit the flexible & remote-work schedules as well as time-off benefits we offer. Thanks again!
5.0
26 Jun 2014

Fast Paced, closed management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Room for growth and progression, great co-workers

Cons

Management are a closed coup, and disconnected from the community.

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