NPR reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(284 total reviews)

Katherine Maher

Not enough data to show CEO approval

53% positive business outlook

NPR has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NPR 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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284 reviews
4.0
Sep 20, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Telling great and interesting stories while working alongside a caring and smart group of colleagues is the best thing about it. No worries about losing your soul to corporate bloodsuckers. Pretty stable financially, especially in the media world. The place has a great new HQ building.

Cons

All those progressive management ideas you hear on the radio? Nearly none of them are embraced. No child care. Telework is a struggle. The Peter Priinciple is alive and thriving here. Maybe it's because people are too nice to fire anyone. Maybe it's because of the nonprofit angle. People tend not to leave, and that makes it hard to advance. Editorial is unionized, so they take a cut and probably help some folks stay who should go.

3.0
May 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People and product are fantastic. People care about NPR and the mission. Many departments allow flex work.

Cons

Lots of work in silos. Certain departments (accounting) have it a lot worse than others. Partially due to the job but also due to management. Pay and benefits are just ok, health plan could be a lot better.

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