Hearst reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,450 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hearst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Jul 18, 2018

Listen to your employees and trust them

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits from the company and perks

Cons

Encouraged and supported cliques to form and drive decisions on strategy

3.0
Jul 16, 2018

Large, disjointed company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You have one of the ultimate names in Media at your disposal.

Cons

There is so much infighting between the divisions that nothing operates as efficiently as it should. Prevents the technology from being advanced as it could be.

3.0
Jul 11, 2018

Death by a thousand cuts

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Enthusiastic, newish CEO who appears to be trying to turn the company's fortunes around

Cons

Constant budget cuts coupled with increased workloads and no pay rises

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