America's Test Kitchen reviews

On the other side of the coin there are a lot of young people working here which I've always attributed to the basic truth that ATK just isn't willing to shell out the cash for more experienced people. Salaries here are nothing special, no surprise from other comments, and turn over seems to be quite steep. With newer upper management and department shake-ups we're left with a lingering sense that things could change at any moment.

Compensation is much too low for Boston's cost of living. It was very hard to get a promotion or significant raise, even if you worked hard and received stellar reviews. I was someone encouraged to leave after 2 years because my boss couldn't give me more money and knew I had the potential to make a better living at another job. Because of the appeal of working for a PBS cooking show, staff can always be replaced by someone else eager to work there. I also found upper management to be unnecessarily secretive. No information about the company's overall vision, strategy, or financials was ever shared with the staff.