Pros
-A decent career jumpstarter if you’re an entry-level editor. -Pay is decent. -When we were still in the office, we had weekly lunches. -Upward mobility for some (but not all). -CEO knows the employees by name/on a personal level. -Employees get to take “summer Fridays” (early dismissal on Fridays) from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Cons
-Work load for individual editors is heavy and unrealistic (entire brands sometimes only have one editor tending to them, and they keep acquiring more and more brands without appropriately staffing and developing the brands they already have, making the quality of each brand paper-thin). -Lack of training/skills development opportunities, despite countless requests from multiple employees for years. -Poor sales dictate almost everything content-wise, and the types of sales made year after year based on poor strategy have often cheapened the content quality and made the brand messages confusing. -Management is often unhelpful, and in my opinion, many people in management here do not possess the skills or experience needed for their roles. I’ve never really found anyone here who I feel I could consider a mentor, which is important to me. -Their recognition system is also flawed. Some people (namely executives) get promoted very often, while other lower level employees often don’t get the recognition they deserve, despite having their workloads doubled. -Employee turnover is very high. The editorial department is nearly unrecognizable compared to when I first started. Other departments are like this, too. -Even though the CEO knows his employees by name, he does not seem tuned into the issues stated above.
