Smoke and Mirrors - Producer FX Networks Employee Review

I have to say, when I received the job offer at FX Networks I wish I had looked at the reviews on Glassdoor before accepting. So much of what is said on here is 100% true. And some favorable reviews on here are clearly written by someone in HR. This is a company that has grown substantially in the last two years. While the staff is growing, it’s the people who have been there for many years continuing to make all the decisions. There is absolutely no room to own any of your own projects or to contribute ideas or knowledge gained from previous work experience. Management has been there since the company was much smaller and still operates like they are a small company. All decisions, literally ALL come from executive management and management below them operate out of fear of upsetting higher ups so they do not speak up when they see inefficiency or room for improvement. There is a complete lack of process in place and what is even worse is that nobody seems to want to put one in place. Management has spent most of their careers working solely at FX and don’t have much industry experience outside of the FX Bubble. The perception from the outside of "FX Fearless" is not present in the company culture. Its a very quiet office, completely devoid of fun or collaboration and an environment where most employees are miserable and looking for other jobs. There is no room for growth here and you will likely feel that you are losing skills as management wants to hold on to all past responsibilities and have no trust in the employees which they hire on to their teams. Ideas are not welcomed as any sort of input from outside hires is seen as a threat to the way things are done at FX and thus many employees feel helpless and like they cant make any meaningful impact in their positions. There are a lot of great people working here but unfortunately, their talents are not put to use and most people are operating at a skill level much below what they are used to and looking to leave. I felt that working here really was a step back in my professional career and I did not learn much working here. Due to the lack of process in place, a lot of work is given very last minute and the expectation is to operate under “fire drills”. People run around very hectic trying to get work done with very short turn around due to a lack of communication between departments. All this goes back to the lack of process in place, lack of willingness to implement process or to digress to the idea that maybe there is a better way to get things done. Promotions are given based on how long you have been with the company and not for hard work or excelling in your role. Thus many talented and knowledgeable people leave due to lack of career growth and a feeling that their contributions are not appreciated. Case in point, employees were asked to pay for their own company Christmas party.