Hearst reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,451 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hearst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Jan 13, 2016

Editorial assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learning, benefits, over-time pay, experience, great cafeteria

Cons

work hours are long, pay is low, admin-heavy work,

1.0
Jan 9, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to learn Digital Advertising.

Cons

THE WORST CORPORATE CULTURE! Print is becoming obsolete yet they push you, with boiler room sales tactics, to bring in a ridiculous amount of print advertising even though you are supposedly selling digital. Zero employee respect, you are treated like a dishonest "bad" child. Egos of managers and Publisher (and above) are beyond imagination! STAY AWAY, you will be beaten down and leave....highest turnover in the business! Quotas are changed to avoid paying commissions....complete lack of scruples!

3.0
Jan 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, Hearst Digital Media lets you break rules and have space for creativity, great cafe, hands-off managers who trust employees

Cons

No room for growth, a lot of energy-sucking people who hide in corners and phone in their work, lack of passion for the company's high-level mission

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