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The Washington Post

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The Washington Post reviews

3.0

35% would recommend to a friend

(641 total reviews)
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Jeff D’Onofrio

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10% positive business outlook

The Washington Post has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 641 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Washington Post employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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641 reviews
2.0
Jun 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Always something going on to poke your head into.

Cons

1. I was lied to in the job description as to what I was doing. The job description listed out 5-7 different responsibilities I had, but I ended up having just one responsibility that allowed for extreme micromanaging and boring redundant tasks. I ended up being a secretary to senior management rather than ever being able to share ideas, brainstorm or work as a team. 2. I was lied to about my time schedule. I know I am not the only one this has happened to. I was told 9-5, but ended up having to basically work 'on-call'. 7am-3pm, 12-9pm. 3. The 3 highest ups in our department had worked together for 9+ years. Everyone else on the team was 2 years or less. The 3 basically ran a dictatorship of the department - never took in anyone else's ideas, was extremely passive aggressive to lower level staff, expected everyone on the team to read their minds. It allowed for a great bonding experience to all mutually dislike the management, but I can see why there is high turnover. The only time I saw someone succeed was when a new young (white) girl who was able to bond over with a manager over food & shopping habits was taken on board. She noticeably dropped the ball on many tasks, missed deadlines, and was always aloof. However, because of this 'bonding', she was given more responsibility faster than others taken on board at the same time. 4. There were many extremely inappropriate run-ins both me and other lower-lever staff had. When I quit, I brought all of the issues, at the request of my team, including proofs in the form of texts & emails, to HR. Before I even got to talking, HR told me that they couldn't do anything unless it was a 'serious issue' - aka something illegal. They wouldn't even bring my concerns to the head of the department... So for whoever is commenting on these Glassdoor reviews creating the illusion that you care - I was told upfront already that you don't.

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The Washington Post Response
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We're so sorry you a had a negative experience at The Washington Post both on your team and with HR. It may seem futile now, but we really do care and take reviews seriously. We'll make sure our senior management sees your feedback. If you have any more details to include that would be helpful, please do e-mail us at life@washpost.com. We'll keep your comments confidential. Thanks again for letting us know.
2.0
Jul 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There was always a task to tackle, which never made the job boring.

Cons

My supervisors were always micro managing my department with little knowledge of what they were doing or what we were supposed to be doing.

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The Washington Post Response
9y
Thank you for the review and feedback. Sorry to hear you didn't have the best management in your department. We've put an emphasis on leadership training recently providing workshops and action learning sessions for leaders to be more effective leaders and managers. Thank you again for your feedback. We have a commitment toward growth and making The Washington Post a great place to work for all. We’d love to hear more specifics. Feel free to e-mail us: life@washpost.com.
4.0
Jun 14, 2015

Advertising Department

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You work with intelligent, fun people and has a great team culture. With Jeff Bezos as the new owner, the company has been reinvigorated to focus on innovative and creative digital products.

Cons

There's been quite a few reorganizations within the company the last couple years, which has caused confusion and frustration within certain departments.

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The Washington Post Response
9y
Thank you for taking time to write a review. We love hearing about our employees’ positive experiences. Your feedback is helpful and we've passed it on to our team. Thank you for choosing to be part of The Washington Post team!
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