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awful - Anonymous employee Universal Music Group Employee Review

1.0
Jul 31, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

No dress code. Santa Monica. Free employee parking. DMV across the street.

Cons

Very uneducated, unqualified and unprofessional managers including the Human Resource managers. People become managers and supervisors by how much butt they kiss and backs they stab. An over abundance of favoritism with food being the motivating factor. Several obese managers show favoritism towards employees which offers to buy lunch for them. If you are not kissing up you are excluded from concert tickets, extra long lunches and out of office parties. HR fully aware but look the other way and try to convince employees that they are the problem. Typical management and very common throughout the company.

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2.0
Jul 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Enjoyed learning about new artists/music. Worked with some great, talented colleagues. Benefits were top notch.

Cons

This is a fear-based culture through and through. Most are in a constant state of fight or flight. I’d never experienced such a volatile environment which was largely driven from the top. Huge pay disparity between upper management and rest of staff.

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