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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      4.0
      Mar 5, 2009

      Great senior management, lacking talent in the middle.

      Senior editor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Solid company with a long history, and the culture is set up to respect the individual workers

      Cons

      While the top-level senior management is great with their vision, communication and support, the upper middle management (VP-level) all seem too focused on protecting their turf than to be good leaders.

      4.0
      Feb 27, 2009

      Hearst is overall a good company to work for.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The gym, the cafeteria, and the general building

      Cons

      Depending on where you work, the hours can really consume you. In these trying economic times, some departments are bitterly understaffed.

      1.0
      Jan 24, 2009

      MAGAZINES ARE DEAD AND SO IS HEARST

      Sales assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Really there are none, go to Conde Nast they will treat you better and pay far more. There really isn't much upside at all. The only plus was the $100 that went towards health benefits such as sneakers ect. The gym that is in the building is not even free to all employees and even if you pay to get in and are treated worse than upper management. The caffeteria is OK but they will serve the same leftovers at the salad bar until it is all gone. The only positive is the international station but even then they aren't very original.

      Cons

      Everything, they don't treat you like people. While the publisher goes on lavish lunches in the middle of this economy, we get the coffee machine taken away and no overtime. There is a large disconnect between the management and the employees. They believe that by cutting out the basic benefits for the assistants they can keep up their lavish spending. I have done expense reports and no, they are not cutting back in the least. The publishers still get a clothing allowance that is over half my entire salary. They will have to learn the hard way that they can't keep this up.

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