Good people, questionable judgment... - Anonymous employee Future Employee Review

3.0
17 Nov 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent work culture, progressive company

Cons

No one has much faith in the judgment of senior management. The company has declared bankruptcy at least once and has subsequently undergone some major bloodletting, in particular eliminating a host of magazines and employees in the process. There had always been big concerns among the rank-and-file that the company was trying to "grow, grow, grow" at all costs -- and those fears were ultimately founded. Cool people, great benefits -- just don't plan on being secure for the long haul.

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- Everyone is super engaged with their work - Teams meet and share their progress regularly - Remote work that respects your timezone

Cons

- Unbearable amounts of micromanagement - Questionable journalistic ethics, e.g. "reviewing" products that have merely been unboxed and photographed, as well as excessive AI authorship - Extremely misleading work expectations — was told in interviews that I would be working on one story per day, resigned when I was expected to handle more than 15 in a week - Very reluctant to grant PTO or sick days — work "missed" while off is expected to be made up for twofold, and I was told at one point while sick with the stomach flu to "get over it" and "just work on 'easy' stuff today"

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