Turnitin reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(299 total reviews)
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Chris Caren

97% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Turnitin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 299 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Turnitin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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299 reviews
1.0
Nov 28, 2022

Worst experience in my career - toxic culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Remote first working is the only pro

Cons

The company is still trying build on how great it used to be working there - unfortunately it is a toxic place now. - Employees are overworked and overtime is a constant expectation, terrible work life balance - Unfortunately there are some toxic individuals in senior leadership level and the shocking behaviour seem to be tolerated by the highest level of leaders; anyone who tries to stand up against will swiftly be managed out from the business - Low morale and team engagement in quite a big part of the business - Product and sales are well out of sync - Pay is trailing below market, salaries based on location not on input/output and capability; below par benefits - High turnover, including recent starters who leave as soon as they realise how unsupportive the environment is - People team and senior leadership promoting values that exist on paper only, they fall short on fostering a fair and inclusive culture - Minimal ownership and autonomy in role, it feels employees are just head down following instructions - Promotion and career progression seem to work only on a friends basis

1.0
Aug 28, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Company provides free snacks. Some good social activities.

Cons

People are not treated equally or fairly, there are examples of people being promoted to management positions only for being drinking buddies with a director. One of the directors in the UK office acts very unprofessionally on a regular basis, this director has shouted and threatened people in meetings and accused members of being unproductive while other members in the same team who are less productive seem to be humoured and be able to "get away with murder" without any repercussions. This director creates a split in the team due do not being able to separate personal from professional relationships.

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Turnitin Response
7y
I was sad to read your observations of life at Turnitin Newcastle. My team and I work very hard with the Leadership of the Company to nurture a buzzing community of proactive, progressive and professional people, and to create an environment where everyone is thriving and treated with respect and dignity. Favouritism is unwelcome, as is the inappropriate behaviour you describe. Everyone at Turnitin has an open invitation to talk confidentially with the People team anytime about any problem that they face - we have introduced a regular opportunity for everyone to give feedback twice a year anonymously. We also hold a 1-1 between everyone at Tii and a member of the People team (at least once a year) to check in and talk about their experiences and observations. When there are issues in teams and between individuals at Tii, these situations are carefully handled with the utmost sensitivity, with everyone's best interests and the best outcome in mind. I would very much welcome you to reach out to me or to Grace Littler to talk further about this feedback.
3.0
Oct 10, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Work/Life Balance Friendly and helpful people Excellent office with subsidised home setup if required Extra couple of days holiday in comparison to other UK based companies The company has a large market share so it's a fairly secure job

Cons

No innovation or opportunity to learn. The main product is stuck on a very old architecture that is impossible to get away from as it keeps the lights on. There is no career development or training and as a Software Engineer you won't learn very much that is relevant to the modern software world. The ownership are only interested in making money, they have scaled down the engineering organisation to the bare bones without reinvesting. A combination of bad SVP/C-level appointments, poorly thought out acquisitions and no reinvestment has turned a once good company into just another corporate entity where people can coast and do very little. If your face fits and you speak nicely to - and agree with - the right people then you will get on very well. Poor or non-existent management at all levels. The CEO was once a strength but being so comfortable in his role has fed down to all management levels. There is no sharing of knowledge and everyone keeps their own counsel to attempt to make themselves irreplaceable. This is allowed to happen everywhere in Engineering to the point where up to a dozen specific people couldn't leave or the company would flounder. If your face fits and you speak nicely to - and agree with - the right people then you will get on very well. Spending is wildly inconsistent. Sales kick off type summits and travel to attend conferences is blank cheque territory for certain people.

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