The Weather Channel Reviews

Where to begin? Let me preface the following with this: It's been nearly a year since I parted ways with The Weather Channel and despite the murky circumstances surrounding my dismissal in 2014, I remained silent. That said, recently a member of The Weather Channel staff – a manager no less – actively engaged in slandering me to a potential employer, just this last week. Given this latest revelation, I figured I would opine a piece regarding my time at The Weather Channel. Here's the gist of it: Based on my experiences and in my opinion, employees are treated like a cog in a corporate mega-machine. Don't expect to have the boundaries of a work-life balance respected if you choose to accept employment at the company. It's my opinion that favoritism and underhanded politics are pervasive in the digital department at The Weather Channel. Based on my experiences and in my opinion, middle managers in my former department often collude with one another to discredit direct reports they don't like and, many times, to undermine upper management. These middle managers see themselves as an omnipotent presence lurking over the shoulders of many of their employees. They lack empathy, leadership prowess and any appreciable managerial skills. They see themselves as infallible and since there are no consequences for their Machiavellian style of management, they continue to push good employees out. This is exactly what happened to me and unfortunately I'm not alone. During my nine months at The Weather Channel, I observed at least three of my – experienced, well-educated and hard-working – co-workers unceremoniously kicked to the curb. In the time since my questionable termination, additional people have been terminated, marginalized or "repositioned." It's my opinion, based on my experiences and the experiences of other former co-workers, that the culture of my former department is rooted in the principles of duplicity, nefariousness and corporate anarchy. It's my sincere hope that things will change. But, with Comcast/NBC, Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group as their corporate overlords, I doubt an appreciable change will happen at The Weather Channel anytime soon.

Management is a complete joke. They don't train their employees and when mistakes are inevitable made, throw their employees to the wolves. I have never in my life worked for a company who cared so little with the professional development of their employees. During my time, a lot of very qualified and talented employees left due to being unappreciated and unrecognized for their hard work. This was especially true on the Cable side. The management of this team in New York was horrendous. They displayed blatant favoritism and sexism. It was overheard that a senior manager (surprisingly a woman) only liked to hire men for certain roles, which could be clearly seen by the team she had in place. The management team was extremely manipulative and took advantage of younger employees. Working long hours and not being provided overtime pay was commonplace. It was a choice between staying late without pay to get work done, or being yelled at for not finishing your work and not managing your time properly. So most chose to stay late hours without payment. They do not promote from within enough, even though they have many talented employees who have put long hours into their jobs. Many people left due to these circumstances. Think twice before you accept a job here.