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
4.0
Dec 27, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Beautiful building with tons of sunlight and great views. Cafeteria is great, gym in the building is amazing, good full benefits, generally a pleasant atmosphere to work in a nice area with good food options. Work day starts at 10am, which is nice.

Cons

Publishing is a tough industry where it doesn't seem to be getting any better. Every year there are more cuts and layoffs. If someone leaves, the job never gets filled....the work just gets redistributed. It can feel like you're juggling way too much at times because you're doing the work of multiple people. Pay is not so great, and upward mobility is difficult. Good to work for a couple years, but hard to stay long term because it doesn't seem to be getting any better. For example, holiday parties were canceled this year. Employees often feel nickled and dimed and expected to work late for no overtime.

5.0
Dec 14, 2016

Company Overview

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work in many different fields, including sales, accounting and the corporate side. Flexible hours. Great work life balance. Given freedom and trust to complete work.

Cons

Work comes in waves. Slammed with work or completely dead at times. Corporate office is a cubicle with a desktop. Not a place where the culture is free range and open.

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