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      3.6

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (1,032 total reviews)
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      Jeff Zucker

      33% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      CNN has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,032 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CNN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.9 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 3, 2015

      Good to get on your resume but get out when you can.

      Systems technologies
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Get to play with lots of cool cutting edge technology. Great place to learn. Great benefits and a boat load of vacation.

      Cons

      Rampant cronyism. Being good at your job does not get you promoted. Small bureau in DC so promotions are few and far between. Promotions are dangled to get you to perform but then promises broken. High turn over due to exactly these things. Just went through massive layoffs where valued people were let go somewhat arbitrarily.

      1.0
      Oct 27, 2014

      Great Work Experience. Horrible Work Environment.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working for a global brand. Fast-paced Environment. Cool projects.

      Cons

      Lack of interest in management for developing talent. Hostile environment if you are not a part of the "circle". Lack of appreciation for diversity across the board. Lack of respect for work-life balance outside of mothers. HR department does not work in favor of the employee.

      2.0
      Sep 27, 2014

      Company is going downhill....FAST!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are amazing! And the people doing the work are great! These two things made it incredibly hard for me to leave.

      Cons

      Management is terrible. They have no sense of what they are doing, action is mistaken for progress. Management has a heightened sense of themselves, and put meetings and email above all else, even the work. They will ask to do something different for the sake of doing something different. Rather than focusing on improving the quality of the content, the goal at CNN seems to focus more on gimmicks and being different instead of the quality of the content. Big money and sponsorships drive the content, quality isn't even thought of.

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