Local Broadcast Dept. is a mess, Training is terrible - Local Broadcast Media Associate ICON International Employee Review

1.0
9 Oct 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good mix of young professionals & experienced management, iWomen is nice

Cons

The Local Broadcast dept. is a mess at all times. Management & Account Directors do not trust anyone unless you have been working there for 10-15 years. If you are young and new to the company, expect terrible training - Quote directly from Local Broadcast manager > "We fit about 6 months of training into 2 weeks" - I was not able to attend all training sessions because after waiting 2 months after starting this position for there to be "more" new employees in my training sessions, I was so busy with the work I learned on the fly that I couldn't learn anything else because for some reason I was put with a Senior Buyer with an unusually busy desk, so when it was important for me to learn new aspects and training tools, I wasn't able to. No matter how many times I brought this issue to their attention, all parties - buyer, manager, account directors and executives - never gave me a shot to ask my questions, let alone the time to really learn the job. Instead, they gave up and pushed me out.

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ICON International Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We take concerns about workplace behavior, professionalism, and leadership conduct very seriously and advise that any reports of misconduct, inappropriate behavior, or policy violations should be be raised with HR so they can be reviewed and addressed appropriately.
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