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Sightline Media Group

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You don't want to work here - Anonymous employee Sightline Media Group Employee Review

1.0
13 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you have no options and no job and you are living on the street in a cardboard box wondering how your going to get your next meal, working here is better than that. For all other people, this place is burning down. We were recently sold by a media empire to a not-media-empire. Why would a not-media-empire want a media empires castoffs? Because they own some other junk media, and they want to combine this junk with that junk and make a Big Junk Media Junkyard. Then they can cut even further (over 50 people fired this year) and turn a big profit on a little investment. Plus, Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post and Chris Hughes bought the New Republic, so owning a Junk Media Junkyard is now everyone percenters dream, like driving a Buggati or vacationing in San Trope. Trophy wife with a silicone rack? Check. Donation to Donald Trump? Check. Junk Media Junkyard to show your buddies? Check. The only pro to coming to work here now is that they basically only fire people who have worked here for a long time, so you'll enjoy some job security for a year while you quickly realize you made a terrible mistake.

Cons

Everything here is cons. Between the firings and the people fleeing to other things, the situation is only getting worse. One VP just didn't show up for work anymore. It's that bad. So, naturally the saying is "give it time" but I'm already here so ok, time while I apply for jobs. You are not here already, so don't come here. Give it time, come here like five years from now if it still exists.

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5.0
29 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- team was supportive & very friendly - if you're dedicated, can be promoted quickly - flexible

Cons

- no cons during my time!

2.0
24 Jun 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I once would have said this is a great place to start your career and move on, but junior employees tend to get the brunt of the bad management. The more seasoned employees know they can push back. The best thing about this company is the health insurance. That's about the only consideration the ownership gives to employees, but it's actually just a benefit of being such a big company.

Cons

Inept businessmen have been grinding the editorial side down to a nub for years. The newsroom just unionized to try to stop some of the bleeding. The company has laid off employees after boasting of high profits, with two weeks' severance, then turned around and asked remaining staff to keep doing even more with less. Morale just keeps plummeting.

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