A+E Networks reviews

Management is horrible at promoting people. For the most part, only those who are in the department click are promoted, even if they are not remotely qualified for a promotion. Very common to promote people on all levels of the company who have not been around for long, even if they have not contributed much to the company. The distribution of work is very uneven. Some people work very long hours and need help to manage the volume while others sit around most days socializing because they don't have enough work to do. People are eager to work, but are often not given the opportunity. Very difficult for vertical movement and long term growth. The company struggles to recognize those who are talented and can have a real impact.

A+E is a "management first" company and doesn't value creative people or their contributions to the organization. It bleeds creatives because management is antiquated, redundant, and punitive. By the time anything gets accomplished, the industry has already done it and moved on, leaving A+E in a constant state of catch up. Managers manage managers who manage managers and they all have a rudimentary understanding of the work they manage. Work must be reported in a variety of ways yet they still don't understand what's going on.