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Universal Music Group

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Inept management, low pay, toxic culture - Anonymous employee Universal Music Group Employee Review

1.0
Oct 11, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Listen to music at work. No, you don't get to see artists in the office (rare) and you won't have access to free perks like concert tickets (limited access). Casual dress (jeans friendly).

Cons

Inept management, toxic culture, low pay, continual layoffs, no clear company strategy, top heavy, low morale, still operating like it's 1999. Do not expect to succeed at this company with your own merits. There are no performance reviews. There are no such things as salary increases. The company doesn't care if you do a good job, good job mediocre job you still get paid the same. Most people left have no motivation to put in 100%, when they are clearly being paid at a 60% rate. There are very inept people that the company retains, and very qualified people the company pushes out (to fuel execs' own agenda and survival). HR is a joke - they are at the whim of executives and have been laid off in multiple waves.

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