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Northside Media Group

Is this your company?

Great people, great properties, but neither's potential has been harnessed - Anonymous employee Northside Media Group Employee Review

2.0
5 May 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing young, talented and intelligent people, passionate about what they do and willing to go the extra mile to get it done. Properties have infinite potential. Made some of my best friends for life here. Lots of autonomy to do your job in the way you want to if you assert yourself.

Cons

Upper "management" has zero leadership skills, overworks and undervalues employees, high turnover, absolutely no work life balance. Expect to work 24/7 while making slave wages with no support whatsoever, and if you do well your superiors will pat themselves on the back, if you make a single error you'll be crucified. No system of checks and balances for anything. Completely disorganized start up in denial run entirely by children with no room for growth whatsoever and no mentorship from senior staff, in fact the younger people consistently have better ideas and a better grasp of the industry, and they more often than not ignored versus nurtured.

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5.0
25 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great CEO and Founder. Family Owned but high scale operations.

Cons

Long Days during concert weeks

Northside Media Group Response
9y
Thanks for the positive review. It's been a crazy 24 months, through the acquisition from being a family-operated company to being part of a larger transition; then the bumps that came along with that new relationship; and then the re-acquisition of the company. Now that we're independently owned again, there are new challenges, but confident that we will get through these and make Northside a truly employee-first company, which is our utmost goal in this new iteration of the company. Thank you for the supportive review!
2.0
30 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At Northside, I worked alongside the smartest, kindest people I've ever worked with. These people became my closest friends, and working events will draw you close very quickly. The perks are also undeniable - you'll get invited to cool events, concerts, etc. And, the work is fun - a magazine, a music festival, and a food festival. It's a very "glamorous" job on the outside.

Cons

Upper management has "big ideas" and unchecked power. They pretend to care about employee feedback, but lately they've fired anyone with feedback they doesn't like (they also pay to delete negative Glassdoor reviews.) They hire young and hungry millennials who are forced to do the work of 2-5 people, and pay them essentially nothing. If you're not full-time, you will NOT get paid on time. They re-acquired the company over a year ago, and still use that as an excuse for "getting back on their feet," but it's hard to maintain morale when everyone is overworked and underpaid to this extreme. Management are pros at gaslighting you to believe in the mission, and forget about how mistreated you are.

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