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      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (1,452 total reviews)

      Steven R. Swartz

      72% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,452 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
      2.0
      Nov 17, 2010

      Hearst Digital Media/Seattle PI

      Sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Upbeat interview process and the prospect to work for a well known brand. Downtown Seattle waterfront bldg.

      Cons

      Open floor setting where people can see and hear each other at all time. Worst setting for making calls to clients. Very hight turnover rate, likely 70%-80%. Managed by a variety of people who fly in from out of town every week. Selling avery tired line of SEO/SEM that most business can and should self manage. Cultural clash between old Seattle PI sales reps and new sales reps that have to sell non PI ad space.

      4.0
      Jan 1, 2010

      art director for magazine

      Art director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are great and the salaries are at the top of the industry. They have a great cafeteria!

      Cons

      Each magazine is very top-heavy and it is very corporate in this way. The management often turns a blind eye to abuse of lower level employees by senior level employess

      4.0
      Dec 14, 2009

      Great so far.....

      Interactive manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I have been here less than a year, however I want to say this is a great place to work. The people are extremely nice and quite helpful, and I never feel like I am part of a 'rat race'. truth be told, I had no clue what I was getting myself into when coming here, but I definitely do not regret my choice. Location is great, perks are EXCELLENT, people are great to work with, and there is a sense of work.life balance here, which is very important for me (and should be for anyone reading this)

      Cons

      There are some long hours, however that only comes in when there is a crunch for a project, a story, or some sort of launch. Otherwise, I would say most people tend to leave the office around 6 or so. (most people trickle in around 9/9:30 or close to 10 depending on your division...to put it into perspective.) There are lots of meetings and you definitely need to be up to date on what's going on.

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