Hearst reviews

Internally, everything was a secret, and even the staff would often find out about essential news about your own magazine from outside sources before the top editors would even admit it, which definitely made us look bad. The way people were promoted made no sense. The ones who went home everyday at 5:30 were the ones who got promoted numerous times while the ones who were still working their butts off, burning the midnight oil, were the lowest paid and never acknowledged for their extra work. Also, I've never paid so much copay on medical benefits as I have at Hearst.

Not a lot of career advancement opportunities available. Salaries are pretty low compared to other stations in the same market, although it depends on the position. Also depending on your position, it can be hard to get holidays off. Recognition is rare for hard-working employees. There's little encouragement by management to get involved in the local community through community service outside of 2-3 annual company-sponsored events. There is also little interaction between other units (stations), although this can vary depending on the position a person has. Also, there is little cross-over between departments, so it's hard to know what other people are doing at times.