Pros
- You get to work at one of the top cable networks in the country. The exposure, if you take advantage of it, introduces you to a variety of top-notch minds in the industry. - Depending on the department you are in, the work can be quite fulfilling and rewarding. - For the most part, the co-workers are very friendly. - Good benefits
Cons
- Lower level employees do not feel inspired or valued. - The level of micro-managing and bureaucracy stifles projects. - The departments fail to communicate to one another due to a toxic corporate mentality, thus affecting projects. - Only by shear will do lower level employees work long, hard hours to make sure deadlines are met. It has little to do with good communication and planning. - The office morale tends to be more fearful than fearless, often due to the micro-managing, and unhealthy stronghold executives have over their teams. - Too often different departments treat one another with passive hostility when working on joint projects. - There is a problem with territoriality. - The network has a lack of enthusiasm for team-building exercises. - Many employees (mostly below VP) find it difficult to advance professionally. - The pay is not great (unless VP and above). - There is a general: "If you don't like it, leave" attitude from many higher level employees. - The forecast and vision of the network's future is unclear. - The higher level executives tend to be oblivious to the anemic work environment low level employees experience, and even more oblivious to their own culpability.