True North Reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Eric Silberman

91% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

True North has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The True North employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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45 reviews
1.0
24 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

There are not many pros. The pay and benefits are good, but you're too stressed out to enjoy any of it.

Cons

I worked at this job for seven months before calling it quits. I was a managing editor at this company, and while paid generously, with good benefits and vacation time, the pay wasn't worth the 50-60 hours I was putting in most weeks, while making myself sick over it. I was easily doing the work of 2-3 people. Fellow managing editors spoke fondly of "getting on the computer early in the morning and late at night in order to get work done without interruptions." I was told that, when I first started, it would take a full year to fully understand and be good at all the ins and outs of the job. That should have been the first red flag. Six months in, I was put on a "30 day performance improvement plan," because they were concerned about my performance. I decided to call it quits after that, because I knew I was already trying my absolute best, and it wasn't good enough. If you can handle 500 tasks a day, and all the switching back and forth that that entails, then maybe this job is right for you.

2.0
27 Mar 2017

A toxic environment, low pay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There really wasn't any pros working with this company. I did meet some great people who became great friends.

Cons

Where to start. Unprofessional, arrogant, low moral, not a diverse culture. The sales rep were so arrogant and never took there job serious, some were clueless as what to do. Being in cubicals, you heard everything. Too much gossip. A small company trying to play with the big boys and hiring unprofessional individuals or making every position "entry level" so they can pay you less.

2.0
24 Mar 2025

Think Twice

Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Friendly, helpful coworkers, unlimited PTO

Cons

The workload is intense and the pay is low, far below market rate. Within the past year, the workload got significantly higher under new leadership, with no raise in pay. When the amount of work we were expected to complete practically doubled, our manager repeatedly told us it was a "mindset shift." When I mentioned concerns about unrealistic deadlines to my manager, these concerns were later used as reasons my work "needed improvement." After years of excellent feedback on my work, I was suddenly told that I was not meeting expectations and let go shortly after without any type of improvement plan or additional feedback. Many late hours put in with no reward, and the company has no regard for work/life balance.

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