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
3.0
Dec 23, 2013

In a word: "conservative."

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Ethical news practices. Good vacation policy for long-term employees (up to 5 weeks).

Cons

Lower pay compared to other media companies, management is overly conservative when it comes to covering stories that could put the company in jeopardy with advertisers or cause legal harm.

2.0
Dec 9, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I do not see any pros to working at this company

Cons

Unattainable sales quota's, constant over lap by other reps, lacks lead generation, no CRM tool, changes comp plan on a whim. This division (Hearst Media Services) isn't making year over year profits, revenue continues to decline.

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