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2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)
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45% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Crain Communications has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Crain Communications employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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292 reviews
1.0
Dec 5, 2025

Integrity and Respect? NO!!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive Pay, Nice Co-Workers, ?

Cons

Integrity and Respect as core values? They just layed off a significant number of people, via a last minute mass Zoom Meeting. For those that did not attend and thought the sketchy email invitation was spam?...simply cut off from access to their computers and panic. Severance? one week for every year of service and cut-off from HR or anyone in the company to answer questions. There have been many lay-offs before the latest mass event. Also a pattern of bringing people in to perform something "new" or that needs to be complete, under the guise of permanent and "welcome to Crain", then let go when the project is complete. People consume news different in todays world...there subscriber base is older and they are not attracting a new audience and not growing

1.0
Feb 22, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was ok, could be better

Cons

Management will turn on you

1.0
Nov 11, 2023

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My personal pay is fair and good- but I’ve heard it’s not that way for others. (Benefits however are not great)

Cons

That’s about it. Zero culture, zero strategic plan, unrealistic expectations, micromanaging, and most team members are difficult if not unpleasant to work with. The pressure to generate constant revenue as team members are being let go with little to no budget and poor outlook is extremely toxic.

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