Politico Reviews

As others have pointed out in earlier comments, pretty much the entire management team has quite over the past several months. To wit, the CEO, COO, CRO, CTO, EVP of Expansion, VP of States Expansion, and the company's Senior White House Corespondent have resigned. They resigned because of disputes with the owner about strategic direction, autonomy, and investment. Since their departure, the owner has stepped in as CEO and it's fair to say the company has been adrift, lacking a strategic vision or even solid day-to-day operational execution. Sales in some parts of the organization are seriously struggling, which will likely put pressure on the company to cut costs unless the billionaire owner simply shovels more money in. More recently middle and entry-level staff have begun to depart too. The already toxic politics at the senior levels of the organization have become even worse. The prior comments about how imperative it is for new management to be hired ignores that fact that the owner has been feverishly trying to hire executive replacements. However, they are struggling because they and Politico have such a bad reputations in the marketplace, qualified candidates are steering clear. It's fair to say that sooner or later they'll find replacements, but what will the quality and ability of those replacements be? For entry-level staff considering a position here, think hard about what Politico is likely to be a year from now given these dynamics. There's a good chance you'll simply be signing on to an organization in a slow, but unstoppable decline from its previous zenith.

Toxic environment due to culture of management treatment towards employees. *VERY* high turnover. The smartest people tend to get driven off quickly. Zero career opportunity. When there is an opportunity for promotion, the position is open to be applied for by anyone. Including marketed as an open position on their website. There is no middle management in the technology dept. Ok, there is, but they have no power besides writing your review (those don't happen either). The CTO (Scott Rothrock) of the company does not work through his management, he works directly with you. Creativity is punished. If you have an idea, good or bad, it's generally bad for your career to speak up. All decisions big and small are managed through the CTO (Scott Rothrock). Generally with no discussion. If you want to make a real difference and feel you have ownership, this is not the place for you. Jobs are threatened frequently. "If *x* happens people are getting fired" in open meetings isn't uncommon to hear. Frequent vacation freezes. CTO (Scott Rothrock) and upper management have both taken 1+ week vacations during vacation freezes they implemented. Terrible for moral and a bad example. Remote work is no longer allowed.