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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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1K reviews
1.0
Nov 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to listen to music.

Cons

Too many to list, but here are a few: If you are in with the puppet master, you'll stay. No one person should have that much power. She creates fear in people while at the same time touting "People, and People Development." Umm...okay. Forget bringing your ideas. Forget it. This is where the artists should know what's going on. So many revenue generating ideas brought to the table. Every single one shot down. HR has no pull, so they cannot help you. In one division, they are only allowed to do what is commanded of them by the fear monger. It's a joke. Bring your problem to HR, and HR will let it be known, and you'll be gone. No flextime. No telecommuting. NO work-life balance. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Have a family? Work elsewhere.

3.0
Nov 29, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent roster, opportunity to work on interesting projects and artists. - Great benefit package that continues to expand each year - Work/life balance depending on the department you work in

Cons

- No annual performance reviews - Yearly cost of living adjustment, but salaries at UMG are already far below market rate. - Office politics are worse than I have experienced elsewhere - Roles that are able to WFH are being forced back into the office next year + no legitimate reasons are given as to why return would be beneficial.

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