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Hubbard Broadcasting Reviews

3.0

31% would recommend to a friend

(135 total reviews)

Stanley S. Hubbard

44% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Hubbard Broadcasting has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Hubbard Broadcasting employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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135 reviews
1.0
26 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It is employment that technically pays you.

Cons

Management is poor and abusive at times, pay is meager, morale is very low. I have witnessed every manager make either rude, demeaning, or misogynistic statements to or about employees on multiple occasions. One manager once literally called a potential client "a b***h" when talking about her in a meeting with another branch of the company. This same manager also once told an employee they just cost a sales rep their mortgage that month when a client left. Unless you are a sales rep, get ready to do 2 jobs for meager compensation and be expected to bend over backwards to do their work for them. Everyone who works here always looks and feels exhausted and dreads coming in. Over the last 2 years, about 15 people have quit in my department. They may say that they're constantly hiring because of "growth" but that is a bold faced lie. They are constantly hiring because they treat their employees poorly and have high turnover rates. I cannot emphasize enough to avoid this place.

1.0
14 Oct 2014

A Nightmare

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The stations have decent ratings and if you are an above average seller you can make a good deal of money.

Cons

Upper management is a train wreck. No one in the market will go to work there; they must hire from outside of the Seattle market because their philosophy is well known to other sales managers, AEs and ad agencies alike. The crux of the problem comes with account stripping. They take their top AEs if they are billing too much (Usually over 1 million per year) and they will strip your top agencies and hire new salespeople. Consequently they have lost each top seller, one after the other over the years. The agencies hate it as they have grown to trust certain AEs and revenue drops every time there is a change. The other BIG problem they have is their DOS; This person has been there for years and no one in the industry knows why. She likes to wield power for power's sake and has run many good sales people and local sales managers out of the industry by her ineptness and downright cruelty. If she makes a mistake she will sacrifice others to save her own skin and she takes credit for other's work on a regular basis. Her MO is humiliation, intimidation and punishment. As a manger she will threaten your job on a regular basis. Very toxic environment for the local sales managers and the sellers.

3.0
3 Sept 2013

Little Opportunity for Advancement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

HBI is a very family-oriented company and they really care for their employees and talent. For the right people, they will do what they can to keep their people happy. Company is pretty stable and they are continuing to grow in the radio industry. The industry is "fun" and although corporate life can be boring at HBI, there are some perks that can make some of the mundane a bit more exciting.

Cons

There is very little opportunity for advancement, at least in certain positions. There also seems to be a resistance to change as well. Very old-school culture.

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