New York Times reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(923 total reviews)

Meredith Kopit Levien

77% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

New York Times has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 923 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New York Times 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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923 reviews
1.0
May 17, 2021

a mess

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Pros

An exciting "mission-driven" workplace -- your work plays a key role in driving the day's news-cycle. Good benefits.

Cons

An extraordinarily political and messy workplace. Different departments often work at cross-purposes. Senior leaders are often inexperienced and arrogant. Constant "reorganizations" will mean you are frequently rotated onto new managers and projects. This is particularly true in the "tech" side of the company -- product, engineering, and data.

3.0
Jan 3, 2018

Great mission. Diversity is a farce

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Pros

Admiral mission. Interesting work. Great people outside of management.

Cons

Lots of stress. They only care about their "stars" like Glenn Thrush. Oh and diversity is a joke here. It's a buzzword, nothing more.

1.0
Aug 12, 2016
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Pros

- The NYT brand on your resume - Association with high quality journalism - Smart people in newsroom

Cons

- Highly political structure, cliquey culture, backstabbing - Constant rounds of layoffs, talented staff quitting - NO career progression: unless you're in the golden circle of the right people - Salary not in line with industry, poor company benefits - Lack of senior management direction, favoritism Most backwards company I have ever worked for. Senior management remain by legacy and don't have the capacity to make decisions, provide leadership or resources to teams. Talented people end up leaving with frustration at lack of support from management. Arrogant directors openly push that you should be grateful to work for a distinguished brand. No development plan for employees; work hard and expect no rewards. Career suicide, the prestige of the NYT reputation alone is not enough. Only recommend as a place to work if you're a first jobber, experienced professionals should steer clear!

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