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Universal Music Group reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,184 total reviews)
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Sir Lucian Grainge

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Universal Music Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,184 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Universal Music Group 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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1.0
Jan 24, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good (health insurance, 401k, vacation time, etc.). Listen to music before it is released. You occasionally see/meet artists.

Cons

Toxic & negative work environment. So many reasons where do I start… sexism, favoritism, nepotism, tyranny, verbal abuse, micromanaging, lack of managing, little pay, and no room for growth and opportunity. Employees are not trusted to do the task assigned so manager/exec asks other employees for the same task which makes employees compete against one another. Waste of time and resources. Ideas go unheard then robbed and they take the credit for it. Tyrant in position and everyone is fighting for his attention. Employees scared to question management/execs because the egos are through the roof. Inappropriate comments made at the expense of others in front of colleagues. Insults based on appearance, education, background and false rumors not quality of work. Management/Execs make sexist remarks on the regular. Sexists even include the women. Boys club and women at the top are fighting with each other and demeaning the women in lower positions. Managers/execs are territorial and belittle those who know a little too much for their liking. Free thinkers and ambitious individuals need not apply. To quote another reviewer “Ambition is not praised it is restricted.” Major favoritism shown to certain employees whom reap better travel privileges and exceptions on certain spending HR dept. is a joke and are in fear of management. The moment you complain they wait a month or two then off with your head. Employees complain and gossip about negative environment amongst themselves but too scared to report to HR since HR snitches to the tyrant. Lastly, the pay isn’t great. They try to pay as little as possible to lower employees so management/execs can have higher salaries. Bonuses are based off a percentage of your salary not quality and quantity of your work. This place makes you want to do the bare minimum. No incentive to thrive. Opportunities given to those from certain backgrounds only. The following was just my opinion. Feel free to take it with a grain of salt. Good luck!

1.0
Jan 4, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Unlimited PTO - The vacations, winter break, and summer Fridays - Getting into the music industry

Cons

- I think it depends greatly on your team and department, but this team was toxic. I felt very disrespected there. - Leadership could be very demanding and demeaning to their employees. In my first two weeks, management expected me to perform as if I had years of experience working there. Heavily micro-managed. - No work-life balance. - For this position, the managers and hiring team were not completely honest about the job before I accepted this position. There were a lot of added responsibilities and expectations, and they tried to take away my time off benefits. This position almost felt as if it wasn't a part of the same company. I would stay away from this position. - There are very few opportunities posted within the company and little room for growth. - The compensation was below average.

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