Does Common Thread Collective pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Common Thread Collective employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Common Thread Collective. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Common Thread Collective?

51% of Common Thread Collective employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Common Thread Collective 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Common Thread Collective?

Digital Marketing Specialist (6) , Paid Media Buyer (5) , Creative Strategist (3) , Designer (3) , Manager (3) , Media Buyer (3) , Paid Social Buyer (3) , Retention Specialist (3) , Copywriter (2) , Design Intern (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Growth Strategist (2) , Marketing (2) , Multimedia Designer (2) , Producer (2)

What are the pros of working at Common Thread Collective according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and transparent pay practices" ((in 15 reviews)); "I work with a collection of really great people, who share a common goal: to be entrepreneurs of their own lives." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great culture and exciting work." ((in 10 reviews)); "They genuinely care about their employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "3. Coworkers are amazing people who strive to help whenever possible." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Common Thread Collective according to real employee reviews?

"Unqualified management" ((in 7 reviews)); "The Partners and CEO always just tell staff to 'find their own solutions', which sounds nice, but how this works in practice is that your boss/partners will not give you any guidance, they when a project or client fails, the Partners take 0% of the responsibility when they provide literally no guidance at all, and then lash out at you even though they couldn’t have been bothered when you initially asked for help." ((in 6 reviews)); "Dishonest company and Managers are really terrible." ((in 5 reviews)); "The agency relies heavily on only a few clients, making it nearly impossible to adjust or avoid layoffs if a client opts to switch agencies." ((in 5 reviews)); "You'll only get celebrated if upper management likes you or if you have a fragile personality, then management will make sure that even if you took a dump in the wrong place, you get props for finally learning how to poop on your own." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Common Thread Collective layoffs in 2026?

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

Common Thread Collective reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(125 total reviews)

Taylor Holiday

51% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Common Thread Collective has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 125 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Common Thread Collective employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

125 reviews

2.0

Nov 19, 2022

Layoff

Growth strategist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people in the company.

Cons

Worked in the company for a little under a month and was laid off. The manager lied and said they would call if the position opened again and gave the position to someone else after 3 months.

5.0

Apr 24, 2021

Rapidly Growing and Continuously Improving

Growth strategy

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Firstly, I wasn’t asked to write this. I have been at many companies who say they care about people. This one actually does. Diversity is a priority. The smartest people I’ve ever worked with are at this company. There are a lot of people to learn from. We have really smart, savvy, and cool clients. Some of the best connections and mentors you’ll ever meet. The connection with employees in a fully remote company is stronger than what I could have imagined. There is a lot of innovation happening that employees get to contribute to. Slack and Zoom chats are hilarious. There’s a lot of growth potential for internal people. People are getting promoted almost every month. If you work hard and exhibit self-sufficiency, you’ll move forward fast. I’m sure there are more, but let’s get to the part everyone wants to see...

Cons

The company is in hyper growth mode, so there are growing pains and not every process is fully defined or even built. There’s not a lot of extra capacity to dedicate to teaching new people how things work, so people have to learn how to think strategically and ask for help if they need it. It’s sink or swim. There is a whole person dedicated to learning and development and there is an internal learning system that is being built out, but outside of that, you need to be proactive about your own development to excel. There are a lot of employees early in their careers and senior employees are being promoted quickly (not a con), so this leaves a gap in the ability to do exceptional work. The solution is to hire fast enough to meet demand, which management is aware of. New people are being added to the company weekly. Going off the less-seasoned employees con, not everyone takes accountability for their misses. Some people point to imperfect systems or others for the reasons things aren’t going well, but fail to take control of things that are in their immediate sphere of influence. Those who can get out of this mindset move up quickly here. Other reviewers have listed work-life balance as a con, but the company has added a core value around rest and balance. I guess the con here would be that no one is going to hold your hand to create balance in your life (even though there’s a whole TYMD program dedicated to helping employees achieve their dreams). Basically do your job and use your brain to solve your own problems and you’ll do well here.

5.0

Nov 19, 2020

The Proof in the Pudding

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A growth-oriented environment that encourages positive individual, professional, and skill-based development. This is a different creative experience than you'll find in chop shoppe creative studio. As facebook and other platforms change so do the techniques, which for someone who is eager to learn like myself it is a great experience. It's obvious that CTC has been growing rapidly and they are trying to build new process and new support systems to help the people. They are open and transparent about areas of improvement and it's clear the intentions of management and the executives mean well. This transparency also comes with the opportunity to test and learn new tactics, some of them that don't work out which can be frustrating at times. However, this is what makes this place special is to be invited in to build the next version of this company and see the results of what everyone has built. For those who are perfectionists and expect to have everything already planned for them it is a challenge. It truly is an entrepreneurial group top to bottom. The experience working on this team has given me skills that now I'm able to use in an area of work that I've always dreamed of doing.

Cons

Like I said there is almost too much transparency which can create a sense of frustration that everything isn't already all figured out. There is a high level of focus put on culture which requires more time than other companies which can feel at odds with just doing work. For me, this investment in time was so worth it as it developed some lifelong friendships and bonds with coworkers that I'll have forever and a positive outlook on how to manage an agency.

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