Hearst reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,450 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 1,450 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
1.0
Mar 16, 2017

Art Director

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Quick turnaround of staff so many open opportunities

Cons

Terrible management of restructure process, lack of compensation for hard work, recruitment of unskilled workforce for cheap, constant influx of unskilled workers

2.0
Jan 6, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Made great contacts and the office location is good

Cons

Poor pay (really poor pay) Ended up working significantly longer than contracted hours Lots of the titles are having redundancies so there's a bit of a sad atmosphere

4.0
Nov 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed job, flexible hours, work at home until 3 days per month

Cons

Lack of challenging projects, technologies a bit outdated

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